THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                   853

WHEREAS, State aid is no longer paid to the counties and to the
City of Baltimore according to the number of children enumerated by
the biennial school census; now therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 24, 43 and 155 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-titles "Chap-
ter 3. State Board of Education", "Chapter 3A. State Superintendent
of Schools" and "Chapter 11. County Superintendent of Schools", be
and they are hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 18, 1955.

CHAPTER 512
(House Bill 639)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 80 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 5. District School
Trustees", authorizing with the consent of the County Board of
Education, the use of public school houses in Montgomery County
for religious, political and election purposes.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 80 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Public Education", sub-title "Chapter 5. Dis-
trict School Trustees", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, and to read as follows:

80. The County School Superintendents of Maryland are hereby
authorized to enlarge the usefulness and increase the efficiency of
public school property by allowing the use of public school houses
for farmers meetings, meetings of the farmer's Educational and Co-
operative Union of America, Grange meetings, Maryland Agriculture
Society-Maryland farm Bureau Federation, public speakings, lec-
tures, entertainments, church festivals, Red Cross meetings, Y.M.C.A.
meetings, meetings and entertainments of the American Legion,
Veterans of foreign Wars, United Spanish-American War Veterans
and other regularly incorporated and recognized veterans' associa-
tions, and for any other purposes which are for the civic welfare.
Provided, however, that all such meetings held in the public school
buildings shall at all times be open to the public. Provided, further,
that in Montgomery County, the County Board of Education is hereby
authorized to allow, in its discretion, the use of public school houses
in Montgomery County for religious purposes, partisan political

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CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.