226 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 105

State of Maryland, holding a third grade certificate of the first
class and who has taught in the public schools of the State of
Maryland for a period of eight years, shall receive a salary of
less than four hundred and seventy-five dollars ($475) per
school year.

No white teacher regularly employed in a public school of
the State of Maryland, holding a second grade certificate, shall
receive a salary of less than four hundred and fifty dollars
$450) per school year. Provided, if such a teacher holds a
second grade certificate of the first class and has taught in the
public schools of the State of Maryland for a period of three
years, such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than four
hundred and seventy-five dollars ($475) per school year. Pro-
vided, if such a teacher holds a second grade certificate of the
first class and has taught in the public schools of the State of
Maryland for a period of five years, such teacher shall receive
a salary of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) per
school year. Provided, further, if such a teacher holds a
second grade certificate of the first class and has taught in the
public schools of the State of Maryland, for a period of eight
years, such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than five
hundred and twenty-five dollars ($525) per school year.

No white teacher regularly employed in a public school of
the State of Maryland holding a first grade certificate, shall
receive a salary of less than five hundred dollars ($500) per
school year. Provided, if such a teacher holds a first grade
certificate of the first class and has taught in the public schools
of the State of Maryland for a period of three years, such
teacher shall receive a salary of not less than five hundred
and twenty-five dollars ($525) per school year. Provided, fur-
ther, if such a teacher holds a first grade certificate of the first
class and has taught in the public schools of Maryland for a
period of five years, such teacher shall receive a salary of not
less than five hundred and fifty dollars ($550) per school year.
And provided, further, if such a teacher holds a first grade
certificate of the first class and has taught in the public schools
of the State of Maryland for a period of eight years, such a
teacher shall receive a salary of not less than six hundred
dollars ($600) per school year.

No white elementary school principal, holding an elemen-
tary school principal's certificate, shall receive a salary of less
than five hundred and fifty dollars ($550) per school year;
provided, that if such principal holds an elementary school
principal's certificate of the first class, and has taught in the