1012 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 506

struction, stationery and school supplies, school furniture,
equipment and apparatus needed by the schools under their
jurisdiction.

25 J. The county board of education shall appoint, on the
written recommendation) of the county superintendent, all
principals and assistant teachers, and fix their salaries, subject
to the provisions of Chapter 8 of this article. The county
board may suspend or dismiss without appeal any teacher so
appointed, on the written recommendation of the county super-
intendent, for immorality, misconduct in office, insubordina-
tion, incompetency, or wilful neglect of duty, provided that
the charges be stated in writing, and that the teacher be given
an opportunity to be heard by the board upon not lees than ten
days' notice; provided further that in all cases when the board
is not unanimous in its decision to suspend or dismiss, the
right of appeal shall lie to the state superintendent of schools.

25K. The county board of education, subject to the provi-
sions of this article, the by-laws, courses of study and policies
of the state board of education, shall prescribe, on the written
recommendation of the county superintendent, courses of study
for the schools under their jurisdiction, and a printed copy of
these courses of study shall be supplied to every teacher and to
every interested citizen of the county.

25L. The county board of education, subject to the provi-
sions of this article, and the by-laws of the state board of edu-
cation, shall, on the written recommendation of the county
superintendent, grade and standardize all the schools under
their jurisdiction.

25M. The county board of education shall, subject to the
direction of the state superintendent of schools and to the rules
and regulations of the state board of education, cause to be
taken, under the direction of the county superintendent, a bi-
ennial school census of the children of the county between the
ages of six and eighteen years inclusive, to be taken first in
the year 1918, and every two years thereafter; and the county
superintendent shall cause, upon the direction, at any time, of
the state superintendent of schools, the whole or any part of
any school census of his county to be retaken.

26. The county board of education, each year, beginning
with the year 1916, shall prepare, subject to the rules and
regulations of the state board of education and on and with