1002 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 494

certificate in supervision as provided for in Section 55 of this
Article; nor shall the appointment of any person by County
Board of Education as a supervisor be valid without the writ-
ten approval of the State Superintendent of Schools. And
provided further, that no supervisor, appointed under the pro-
visions of this section or continued in office under the pro-
visions of this section, shall be paid an annual salary of less
than twelve hundred ($1,200.00) dollars, and the State of
Maryland shall pay, as hereinafter provided, out of the Gen-
eral State School Fund to the treasurer of the County School
Board one-half of the annual salary of one primary grade
supervisor up to and including an annual salary of two thou-
sand ($2,000.00) dollars. County Boards of Education are
free to employ as many additional supervisors as in their judg-
ment are necessary, but the State shall not share in the pay-
ment of their salaries. Provided, that in counties employing
less than one hundred (100) teachers, the County Board of
Education may employ at least one primary grade supervisor,
subject to and under the foregoing conditions. Provided, fur-
ther, that two counties each employing less than one hundred
(100) teachers may join, with the approval of the State Su-
perintendent of Schools in the employment of at least one
primary grade supervisor, subject to and under the foregoing
conditions.

(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 di-
rect, provided that the appointment of any person as an attend-
ance officer shall be invalid without the written approval of
State Superintendent of Schools. And provided further, thai
no attendance officer appointed under the provision of this
Section or continued in office under the provision of this Sec-
tion, shall be paid an annual salary of less than six hundred
($600.00) dollars, and the State of Maryland shall pay, as
hereinafter provided, out of the General State School Fund to
the Treasurer of County Board of Education one-half of the
annual salary of one attendance officer, up to and including
an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars ($1,200.00).
County Boards of Education are free to employ as many addi-
tional attendance officers as in their judgment are necessary,
subject to the approval of the State Superintendent of Schools,
but the State shall not share in the payment of their salaries.