HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 555
CHAPTER 348.
(Senate Bill 333)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section
254 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-title "Free
Scholarships", sub-heading "How Awarded", including
Carroll, Harford, Frederick, Somerset, Charles, Worces-
ter, Wicomico, Howard, Cecil, Baltimore and Talbot
Counties in the list of counties requiring the scholarships
to be awarded by the State Senator after competitive
examination and relating to the method of giving said
examinations.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 254 of Article 77 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Addition), title "Public Educa-
tion", sub-title "Free Scholarships", sub-heading "How
Awarded", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted with
amendments to read as follows:

254. All scholarships to Blue Ridge College, Charlotte
Hall, Maryland Institute, St. John's College, St. Mary's
Female Seminary, Washington College and Western Mary-
land College, to which the Senatorial Districts of Baltimore
City and Allegany, Anne Arundel, Washington, St. Mary's,
Calvert, Carroll, Harford, Talbot, Frederick, Somerset,
Charles, Worcester, Wicomico, Howard, Baltimore, Cecil,
Garrett, Kent, Queen Anne's and Dorchester Counties are
entitled under the preceding sections of this sub-title, or
under any other provision of law, shall be awarded by
the State Senator of the Legislative District and of Alle-
gany, Anne Arundel, Washington, St. Mary's Calvert,
Carroll, Harford, Talbot, Frederick, Somerset, Charles,
Worcester, Wicomico, Howard, Cecil, Baltimore, Garrett,
Kent, Queen Anne's and Dorchester Counties entitled
thereto. The said scholarships shall be awarded only
after competitive examinations supervised by the Board of
School Commissioners of Baltimore City and the Boards of
Education of the respective Counties but said examination
questions shall be prepared and papers graded by the re-
spective institutions, and from the list of successful appli-
cants passing said examinations, the said list to be fur-
nished to the respective Senators by the respective institu-
tions with the grades of each applicant. Provided, however,
that the said respective Senators, in making said appoint-
ments, shall take into consideration the financial condition
of the parents or guardians of the several applicants, and