1048 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 506

Every child residing in any county of the State, being fifteen
years of age or sixteen years of age, who has not completed
the work of the public elementary school, shall attend some
public school not less than one hundred days, as nearly con-
secutive as possible, beginning not later than November first,
during the period of each year the public schools of the county
are in session; and such child shall attend some public school
the entire period of each year the public schools of the county
are in session, if not regularly and lawfully employed to labor
at home or elsewhere, unless it can be shown to the county
superintendent of schools that such child is elsewhere receiving
regular and thorough instruction for said period in the studies
usually taught in the public schools of the county to children
of these ages; provided, that the provisions of this section shall
not apply to children whose mental and physical condition is
such as to render the instruction above described inexpedient
or impracticable. Every person having under his control a
child fifteen years of age, or sixteen years of age, shall cause
such child to attend school or receive instruction as required
by this section.

Any person who has a child under his control and who
fails to comply with any of the provisions of this section, shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor, and shall be fined not exceeding
five dollars for each offense.

173. Wherever the words "superintendent of public educa-
tion" occur in this article, they shall be construed to mean
state superintendent of schools; wherever the words "board of
county school commissioners" occur, they shall be construed to
mean "county board of education"; and wherever the words
"board of district school trustees" occur, they shall be construed
to mean "district board of school trustees. " Nothing in this
Act shall be construed to modify the duties or increase the
powers of the State Board of Education with reference to the
schools in Baltimore City.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on June 1, 1916, and that all Acts or parts of Acts in-
consistent with the provisions of this Act, be and the same are
hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Approved April 18th, 1916.