HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1711

173A. The Board of Library Trustees may suspend or
dismiss without appeal any professional or clerical em-
ployee of any library established or operating under the
provisions of this sub-title, on the written recommendation
of the County Librarian, for immorality, misconduct in office,
insubordination, incompetency, or wilful neglect of duty,
provided that the charges be stated in writing, and that
such employee be given an opportunity to be heard by the
Board upon not less than ten days' notice; provided further
that in all cases when the Board is not unanimous in its
decision to suspend or dismiss, the right of appeal shall lie
to the State Superintendent of Schools.

174. The professional and clerical employees of any
library established or operating under the provisions of this
sub-title shall be included in the definition of "Teacher"
and "Member", as said terms are defined respectively in
sub-sections (3) and (4) of Section 95 of this Article,
and all such professional and clerical employees shall be
entitled to all the rights and privileges and subject to all
of the obligations of the Teachers Retirement System, as
established and maintained under Sections 95 to 110, in-
clusive, of this Article.

175. All money, levied and collected by the several coun-
ties and all other funds paid to said respective counties
by the State or any Federal agency or received from any
other source whatsoever, for library purposes or uses, shall
be deposited to the credit of the Library Fund and shall be
kept separate and apart from all other funds of such
county and be paid out only on the order of the Board of
Library Trustees, or on order of the librarian in such form
and under such conditions as said Trustees may by rules
and regulations prescribe.

175A. Each Board of Library Trustees shall hereafter
provide for at least an annual audit of its business and
financial transactions and of the accounts of its treasurer
by an accountant or accountants, approved by the State
Superintendent of Schools, and the results of this audit
shall be made public by the Board of Library Trustees.

176. Each Board of Library Trustees shall make an an-
nual report to the County Commissioners and the State
Superintendent of Schools within thirty days after the close
of the fiscal year of the county.. The report shall contain
a statement showing the various sums of money received
from the library fund and other sources, and the itemized
expenditures, the number of books, periodicals, and such