476 LAWS OP MARYLAND [CH. 263

77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition, as
amended), every teacher, without a degree, holding a regu-
lar first grade or higher certificate shall receive a salary
of not less than the amount specified in the following
schedule, for the year of teaching applicable to him or her:

Year of Teaching Minimum Salary

1st........................................ $2, 300. 00

2nd...................................... 2, 400. 00

3rd...................................... 2, 500. 00

4th........................................ 2, 700. 00

5th........................................ 2, 900. 00

6th........................................ 3, 100. 00

7th........................................ 3, 300. 00

8th........................................ 3, 500. 00

9th........................................ 3, 700. 00

10th........................................ 3, 900. 00

11th and after...................... 4, 100. 00

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That during the school
years 1953-1954 and 1954-1955, being respectively in the
State fiscal years ending on June 30, 1954, and June 30,
1955, subject to the other provisions of this Act and not-
withstanding anything to the contrary in Paragraph 2 of
Section 102 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition, as amended), every teacher, with a
degree, holding a regular Bachelor of Science, Academic,
Special, Vocational, or higher certificate shall receive a.
salary of not less than the amount specified in the follow-
ing schedule, for the year of teaching applicable to him
or her:

Year of Teaching Minimum Salary

1st........................................ $2, 500. 00

2nd...................................... 2, 600. 00

3rd...................................... 2, 700. 00

4th........................................ 2, 900. 00

5th........................................ 3, 100. 00

6th........................................ 3, 300. 00

7th........................................ 3, 500. 00

8th........................................ 3, 700. 00

9th........................................ 3, 900. 00

10th........................................ 4, 100. 00

11th and after...................... 4, 300. 00

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That during the school
years 1953-1954 and 1954-1955, being respectively in the