594 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 228

holds a third-grade State certificate of the first class and has
taught eleven years in the public schools of Allegany County,
such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than seven hun-
dred dollars ($700.00) per school year. Provided further, if
such teacher holds a third-grade State certificate of the first
class, and has taught fifteen years in the public schools of Alle-
gany County, such teacher shall receive a salary of not less
than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per school year.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That no white teacher regularly employed in the public
schools of Allegany County holding a second-grade State cer-
tificate shall receive a salary of less than five hundred fifty
dollars ($550.00) per school year. Provided, if such teacher
holds a second-grade State certificate of the first class, and has
taught three years in the public schools of Allegany County,
such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than six hundred
dollars ($600.00) per school year. Provided, if such teacher
holds a second-grade State certificate of the first class, and has
taught five years in the public schools of Allegany County,
such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than six hundred
fifty dollars ($650.00) per school year. Provided, if such
teacher holds a second-grade State certificate of the first class
and has taught eight years in the public schools of Allegany
County, such teacher shall receive a salary of not less than
seven hundred dollars ($700.00) per school year. Provided,
if such teacher holds a second-grade State certificate of the
first class, and has taught eleven years in the public schools of
Allegany County, such teacher shall receive a salary of not
less than seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00) per school
year. Provided, if such teacher holds a second-grade State
certificate of the first class, and has taught fifteen years in the
public schools of Allegany County, such teacher shall receive
a salary of not less than eight hundred dollars ($800.00) per
school year.

SEC. 3. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That no white teacher regularly employed in the public
schools of Allegany County holding a first-grade State certifi-
cate shall receive a salary of less than six hundred dollars
($600.00) per school year. Provided, if such teacher holds a
first-grade State certificate of the first class, and has taught
three years in the public schools of Allegany County, such
teacher shall receive a salary of not less than six hundred and
fifty dollars ($650.00) per school year. Provided, if such