EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 1043

CHAPTER 19.
Source and Distribution of Income.

133. All money appropriated, subsequent to the enactment
of this section, by the General Assembly of the State of Mary-
land and the receipts from any state public school tax levied
by the General Assembly, to aid in support of public schools,
shall constitute what shall be known as the General State
School Fund. The comptroller shall charge against and pay as
hereinbefore or hereinafter provided from the General State
School Fund, the annual appropriation made by the General As-
sembly for the support of the state department of education,
including the expenses of the state board of education, and
the support and expenses of the office of the state superintend-
ent of schools; the annual appropriation for the maintenance
and support of the state normal school at Towson; of the state
normal school No. 2 at Frostburg, and of the state normal
school No. 3 at Bowie; the annual appropriation for retired
teachers' pensions; the annual appropriation for state aid to
approved high schools; the annual appropriation for state aid
to approved colored industrial schools; the annual appropria
tion for part payment by the State of the salaries of county
superintendents and of the superintendent of schools of Balti-
more City, and of one supervisor, and of one attendance officer
in each of the several counties and the City of Baltimore;
the annual appropriation for the purchase of text books, mate-
rials of instruction and school supplies. But no special appro-
priation to any county; to any academy, or to any college or
university may be paid from the General State School Fund.

136. Such appropriations as are made by the General As-
sembly for the payment of the expenses of the state board of
education and for the support and expenses of the office of the
state superintendent of schools shall be paid each year in equal
instalments on the first day of January, March, June and Octo-
ber, to the treasurer of the state board of education. On or
before said dates the Comptroller shall draw his warrant on
the Treasurer of the State of Maryland for the respective
amounts due on said dates to the Treasurer of the State Board
of Education. On the receipt of the warrant of the Comp-
troller, the Treasurer of the State of Maryland shall immedi-
ately "pay the amount due on said dates to the Treasurer of the
State Board of Education.