448 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 249

Code of Maryland, title "Public Education," as enacted by
Chapter 506 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Mary-
land of 1916, be and the same is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 72B of
Chapter 4A, sub-title "The County Superintendent of
Schools." of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland,
title "Public Education," as enacted by Chapter 506 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of 1916, be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments
so as to read as follows:

72B. The County Superintendent of Schools shall explain
the true intent and meaning of the school laws, and of the
by-laws of the State Board of Education. He shall decide,
without expense to the parties concerned, all controversies and
disputes involving the rules and regulations of the county
board of education and the proper administration of the public
school system in the county, and his decision shall be final,
except that an appeal may be had to the State Board of Educa-
tion if taken in writing within thirty days. The County
Superintendent of Schools shall have authority to admin-
ister oaths and to examine under oath, in any part of the
county, witnesses in any matter pertaining to the public schools
of the county, and to cause the examination to be reduced to
writing. Any person, who, having been sworn or affirmed by
him to tell the truth, and who wilfully gives false testimony,
shall be guilty of perjury.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That Section 11 of
Chapter 3, sub-title "The State Board of Education," of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Public
Education," as enacted by Chapter 506 of the Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland of 1916, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:

13. The State Board of Education shall, to the best of
their ability, cause the provisions of this Article to be carried
into effect. They shall determine the educational policies of
the State; they shall enact by-laws for the administration of
the public school system, which when enacted and published
shall have the force of law. For the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of this Article, and the enacted and published by-
laws of the Board, the State Board of Education shall, if
necessary, institute legal proceedings. The State Board of