1854                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 837

30-12.6.

The term "salary at time of retirement" as used herein shall mean
the salary of Chief or Deputy of the Fire Prevention Bureau or
Arson Bureau in active duty of the same rank and grade as that held
by the retired Chief or Deputy of the Fire Prevention Bureau or
Arson Bureau at the time of his retirement.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved May 6, 1963.

CHAPTER 837
(House Bill 1073)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 69 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1962 Supplement),
title "Public Education," subtitle "County Board of Education,"
including Anne Arundel County in the provisions requiring the
County Board of Education to submit annual financial reports in-
cluding certain information to the County Commissioners.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 69 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1962 Supplement), title "Public Education," subtitle "County Board
of Education," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, and to read as follows:

69.

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, Anne Arundel, Calvert,
Cecil, Charles, Wicomico, Garrett, Talbot 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 containing the following in-
formation: (1) A statement showing the source, and application of
all funds received and expended by it, and the balance remaining in
each account; (2) a consolidated statement showing the operating
results, receipts, expenditures, and balances, of the operations and
activities conducted by the public schools of the counties. For the
purpose of preparing such statement the separate schools of the
county shall be required to follow a uniform method of reporting
to be prescribed by the county superintendents of schools. All monies,
including money derived from independent school activities in excess
of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) shall be included in these re-
ports.

It shall be the duty of the county superintendent of schools to have
these two statements published at least twice in newspapers of the
respective counties.