THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 535

safety and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, sup-
ported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Maryland,
the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 6, 1953.

CHAPTER 284
(Senate Bill 389)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
66 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-title
"Chapter 4. County Board of Education", including
Charles County AND WICOMICO COUNTY in the pro-
visions of said section concerning reports and audits of
the business and financial transactions and of the books
and accounts of the County Board of Education.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 66 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Public Education'', sub-
title "Chapter 4. County Board of Education", be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

66. Each county board of education 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 county board of education.
Provided, that the county boards of education of Allegany,
Charles, WICOMICO, Garrett and Montgomery Counties
shall also submit to the Boards of County Commissioners
of their respective counties within thirty (30) days after
the close of its fiscal year each year an annual report con-
taining the following information: (1) a statement showing
the source, and application of all funds received and ex-
pended by it, and the balance remaining in each account:
(2) a consolidated statement showing the operating results,

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[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
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