HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 45

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 84 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-title
"Chapter 7. Schools. 77, be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

84. The school year shall be divided into four terms, which
shall be designated fall term, winter term, spring term, and
summer term; and the time of beginning and closing each term
shall be regulated by the county board of education; provided,
that the financial reports of the schools of the State shall be
made up and rendered to the thirty-first day of July, inclusive
of each and every year; and provided, further, that there shall
be no change in or encroachment upon the holidays and vaca-
tion set forth and established in the following paragraph:

The months of July and August shall be vacation through-
out the whole State, and the following days shall be holidays,
viz: Thanksgiving Day, and the day after; from Christmas
Eve to the first day of January, inclusive; and from the Friday
before Easter to the Monday after Easter, inclusive; and a
holiday on general election days, except in Wicomico County
where the schools shall remain open on election days. On
Washington's Birthday, the schools shall devote a portion of
the day to exercises bearing on the life and services of "The
Father of Our Country"; and on November 11th, known as
"Armistice Day, " the schools shall devote a portion of the
day to exercises bearing on the World War and the participa-
tion of the United States and the State of Maryland in said
war and on "Memorial Day, " the schools shall devote a portion
of the day to exercises bearing on the war between the States
and the participation of Maryland in said war; "Memorial
Day" and "Arbor Day" shall be observed at such a time and
in such manner as the State Board of Education may direct.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved March 2, 1943.

CHAPTER 54.
(House Bill 126)

AN ACT to authorize and direct the Treasurer of Charles
County to transfer certain sums from the money received by
him from dog licenses to the general funds of said County.