230 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

ury; and provided further, that any high school receiving State
aid, under the provisions of this Article, shall forfeit its right
to receive State aid under the provision of any other Act or
resolution of the General Assembly of Maryland; provided,
that nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal any
appropriation made prior to the year 1872 and chargeable to
what is known as the Academic Fund; nor shall any school
now receiving an appropriation from the State, lose same
until such time as it shall receive an appropriation under the
provisions of this Act.

123. Each high school in the First Group in the counties of
Maryland shall receive State aid on the basis of the cost of in-
struction, and in the following manner: The sum of six hun-
dred dollars on account of the principal, and the sum of $300
on account of each of the first three assistants employed for
regular high-school work; the sum of $400 on account of each
of two special teachers, who shall spend not less than two-
fifths of their time in the school receiving said amounts; and
the sum of $100 on account of each additional regular grade
teacher, provided the total amount does not exceed the sum of
$2,500. In this Article the term special teacher shall be con-
strued to mean a teacher of Commercial, Manual Training,
Domestic Science or Agricultural branches. Each high school
in the counties of Maryland of the Second Group shall receive
State aid on the basis of the cost of instruction, and in the
following manner: The sum of $600 on account of the princi-
pal ; the sum of $400 on account of one assistant teacher em-
ployed for regular high-school work; and the sum of $400 on
account of the instructor of special subjects to be designated
by the County School Board; provided that if an instructor
in Manual Training or Agricultural work be required to divide
his or her time among not more than four schools of this group,
$150 shall be allowed on account of each of such schools; pro-
vided also, that the amount to be received by each of the four
high schools of Baltimore city shall be equal to the maximum
amount received on account of any high school in the counties
of the State; provided further, that the Board of County
School Commissioners of each county shall submit annually to
the County Commissioners of their respective counties, at least
thirty days prior to the date for making the usual county levy
for school purposes, a list of all high schools of the county, in-
cluding those not entitled to State aid, as well as those classi-
fied in this Article, and an itemized statement of the estimated
cost of maintaining same, and the said Boards of County Com-
missioners shall make a separate levy for high schools, publish-
ing same once a week for three successive weeks prior to date
of making said levy, in one or more county papers.