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tion of Maryland, shall be entitled to teach in the public ele-
mentary or high schools of the State of Maryland without
examination. The diploma of said graduate shall be rated as
a first grade teacher's certificate and be subject to classifi-
cation by the county superintendent of the county in which said
graduate may be employed to teach.

SEC. 122%E. That all white teachers holding a first class
certificate and having taught for a period of three years in any
of the public schools of the State of Maryland shall receive as
a salary not less than three hundred and fifty dollars; and pro-
vided further, that if such teacher holds a first class certificate
and has taught in the public schools of Maryland for a period
of five years, he or she shall receive as a salary not less than
four hundred dollars per annum; and provided further, that if
each teacher holds a first class certificate and has taught in the
public schools of Maryland for a period of eight years, he or
she shall receive as a salary not less than $450. 00; and provided
further, that if such teachers hold a second class certificate
and has taught in the public schools of Maryland for a period
of eight years, he or she shall receive as a salary not less than
$550. 00 per annum. And the County Commissioners of the
several counties shall levy a sufficient amount to meet the in-
crease of salaries provided for in this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the first day of August, 1908.

Approved April 6, 1908.

CHAPTER 241.

AN ACT to repeal section 156 of article 77 of the Code of Pub-
lic General Laws of Maryland of 1904, title "Public Educa-
tion, " sub-title "School Attendance, " and to re-enact the same
with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That section 156 of article 77 of the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws of Maryland of 1904, be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

156. The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, and the
County Commissioners of Allegany county may establish
schools to be known as parental schools for children between
eight and sixteen years of age, who are habitually truants
from school, or from instruction. They may also provide for
the confinement, maintenance and instruction of such children
in such schools for such period and under such rules and regu-