ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 395

The State of Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided,
out of the General State School Fund to the treasurer of
the county board of education two-thirds of the annual
salaries of the supervising teachers or helping teachers re-
quired by this section. County boards of education are free
to employ as many additional supervising teachers or help-
ing teachers as in their judgment are necessary, but the
State shall not share in the payment of their salaries. The
State of Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided, to
the Board of School Commissioners of Baltimore City two-
thirds of the annual salaries of not more than ten super-
vising teachers.

(2) There shall be appointed in each county at least
one attendance officer, whose duty it shall be to compel the
regular attendance of children at school. Such person shall
. receive such compensation as the county board of education
shall direct; provided that the appointment of any person
as an attendance officer shall be invalid without the written
approval of the State Superintendent of Schools. And pro-
vided, further, that no attendance officer, appointed under
the provisions of this section or continued in office under
the provisions of this section, shall be paid an annual sal-
ary of less than twelve hundred dollars ($1, 200), and the
State of Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided, out
of the General State School Fund to the treasurer of the
county board of education the entire annual salary of one
attendance officer not to exceed twelve hundred dollars
($1, 200), provided that the county board of education shall
provide suitable individual means of transportation for the
attendance officer. County boards of education may pay
an additional amount to the attendance officer, but the
State shall not share in this additional payment. County
boards of education are free to employ as many additional
attendance officers as in their judgment are necessary, sub-
ject to the approval, of the State Superintendent, of Schools,
but the State shall not share in the, payment of their sal-
aries. Provided that the State Board of Education in its
discretion may excuse any county from employing an at-
tendance officer and may designate the county superin-
tendent of schools, the supervising teacher or the helping
teacher to perform the duties of the attendance officer, and
when so designated the amount allowed each county for
such work shall be used for general school purposes.

(3) There shall be employed in each county at least
one statistical and stenographic clerk.