EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1021

78/ The county superintendent of schools, as secretary and
treasurer of the county board of education, shall give bond to
the State of Maryland in such penal sum as the board shall
determine. Said bond shall have the security of any guaranty,
deposit, trust or other similar company duly authorized under
the laws of Maryland to act in such capacity. The cost or fee
for such security shall be paid by the county board of educa-
tion, and said bond, when executed, shall be filed in the office
of the clerk of the court of the county. The bond shall pro-
vide that the secretary and treasurer will faithfully perform
the duties of the office and pay over and apply all moneys that
shall come to his hand or care as treasurer to such persons and
in such manner as said board may, under the provisions of
this article, direct, and that he will keep a full account of all
moneys received and paid by him, and all matters relating
to the duties of his office and preserve the same, and all vouch-
ers relating thereto, and deliver up all books and vouchers relat-
ing to his office to his successor.

CHAPTER V.
The District Board of School Trustees.

31. Every district board of school trustees shall hold an
annual meeting each year on the third Saturday in May, or
as soon thereafter in May as possible. At this meeting the
Board shall each year appoint one of its members as Chairman,
and shall give notice of such appointment to the secretary of
the county board of education. Other regular meetings shall
be held at least once each school term, and such special meet-
ings shall be held as the duties and business of the board shall
require. The principal teachers of the district school shall be
the secretary, and shall attend all meetings of the board;
shall have the right to speak upon all questions, but no right
to vote; shall prepare for adoption all reports required by the
county board of education; shall keep all records and accounts
shall keep the minutes of the meetings of the board in a record
book provided by the county board of education, and shall con-
duct the correspondence of the board.

31A. The board of district school trustees shall have the
care of the buildings and land connected therewith intended
for school purposes, also the school apparatus and other school
property. They shall attend to all incidental repairs and
charge the cost among the incidental expenses of the school, to
be paid out of the taxes levied upon the assessable property of