842 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 382

years, he shall receive an annual salary of not less than three
thousand, two hundred and forty dollars ($3,240); and, if the
county superintendent of such county has acted as county sup-
erintendent in the State of Maryland for a period of seven
years, he shall receive an annual salary of not less than three
thousand, five hundred and forty dollars ($3,540); and in any
county having two hundred teachers or more in all the schools,
the county superintendent of such county shall in no case be
paid an annual salary of less than three thousand, five hundred
and forty dollars ($3,540), and if the county superintendent of
such county has acted as county superintendent in the State of
Maryland for a period of four years, he shall receive an annual
salary of not less than three thousand, eight hundred and forty
dollars ($3,840); and, if the county superintendent of such
county has acted as county superintendent in the State of Mary-
land for a period of seven years, he shall receive an annual
salary of not less than four thousand, one hundred and forty
dollars ($4,140); and the State of Maryland shall, as herein-
after provided, pay out of the General State School Fund to
the treasurer of the county board of education, two-thirds of
the annual salary of the county superintendent of schools as
provided for in this section; provided that salaries paid to
county superintendents beyond two thousand nine hundred and
forty dollars ($2,940) shall be shared in by the State only
when the superintendent has met the full requirements in aca-
demic and professional training, namely, graduation from a
standard college or university plus one graduate year's work
in education at a recognized university including public school
administration, supervision, and methods of teaching. County
boards of education may, in their discretion, pay to a county
superintendent an annual salary in excess of the schedule pro-
vided in this section, but the State shall not share in the part
payment of said excess. The State Superintendent of Schools
may remove any county superintendent of schools appointed
under the provisions of this section or continuing in office under
the provisions of this section, for immorality, misconduct in
office, insubordination, incompetency, or wilful neglect of duty,
upon making known to him, in writing, the charges against
him, and upon giving to him an opportunity of being heard,
in person or by counsel, in his own defense, upon not less than
ten days' notice. In case of vacancy due to any cause, the
county board of education shall fill the vacancy and the appoint-
ment shall be for a full term of four years, and until a succes-
sor shall qualify.