1224 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 721

241-A. The University of Maryland shall educate in its
undergraduate departments at College Park, free of charge
for tuition, three students from each legislative district
in Baltimore City and three from each county of the State; >
and these students shall be appointed by the State Senators
of the respective legislative districts and counties. The
University of Maryland, further, shall educate, free
of charge for tuition, at its College for Negroes
at Princess Anne, one student from each legislative
district of Baltimore City and one from each county of the
State; and these students shall likewise be appointed by
the State Senators of the respective legislative districts
and counties. The University of Maryland shall, further,
educate in its undergraduate departments at College Park,
free of charge for tuition, from each of the legislative
districts of Baltimore City and from each of the counties
a number of students equal to the number of representa-
tives of the respective legislative districts and counties in
the House of Delegates; and these students shall be ap-
pointed one each by each member of the House of Dele-
gates. Appointments by Senators and Delegates shall be
made on any basis the Senators and Delegates may each
elect, provided that each student so appointed shall first
show financial need and shall satisfy the entrance require-
ments of the University. Each student appointed under
this Section shall first show financial need, shall satisfy the
entrance requirements of the University, and shall main-
tain, while in the University, the educational and deport-
ment standards of the University. Nothing in this Act
shall be construed to affect tuition scholarships already
established, or which may be established, to attract out-
standing students, without regard to geographical restric-
tions, except that any scholarships established to promote
cultural relations with Central and South America coun-
tries shall not exceed twenty in number.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this shall be
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety,
and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported
by three-fifths of all the members elected to each of the two
Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved May 4, 1943.