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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

TITLE I.— OF SUPERVISION.
CHAPTER I.

Board of edu-
cation.

SECTION 1. The supervision and control of Public
Instruction shall be vested in a State Board of
Education, consisting of the Governor, Lieutenant
Governor, Speaker of the House of Delegates and
the State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

State Super-
intendent.

Sec. 2. In a State Superintendent of Public In-
struction, appointed by the Governor, subject to
the confirmation of the Senate.

Boards School
Commissioners

Sec. 3. In Boards of School Commissioners for
the city of Baltimore and for each county.

CHAPTER II.— OF THE BOARD OF EDU-
CATION.

When to meet.

SECTION 1. The State Board of Education for
the purpose of promoting the interests of Public
Instruction, shall hold regular meetings on the
first Wednesday in March, June, September and
December of each year, and special meetings as
often as the Governor may direct.

To supervise
Colleges, &c.

Sec. 2. The Board shall supervise all colleges
and schools that receive any State donation or are
incorporated by act of the General Assembly, and
require annual reports which shall be referred to
the State Superintendent ; they shall select a uni-

Text books.

form series of text books for use in every public
school and high school established or aided Under

By-laws

this act ; they shall issue a uniform Code of by-
laws for the government of all the County School
Boards, and the schools and high schools under

Appoint Nor-
mal Professors,

their charge , they shall appoint the Professors of
the State Normal School and determine their

May remove
Commissioners

salaries ; they shall have power to remove any
County School Commissioner whenever it shall
have been proven to their satisfcaction that he has
been guilty of stay willful violation or neglect of
duty under this act or of willfully disobeying any
decision, order or regulation of the State Superin-
tendent.