J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      493

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 331
(House Bill 409)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 49 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Supplement),
title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 5. County Board of
Education," to increase the annual expense allowance of members
of the Washington County Board of Education.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 49 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Supplement), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 5.
County Board of Education," be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, and to read as follows:

49.

The county board of education shall hold an annual meeting each
year on the second Tuesday in May, or as near as possible thereto in
May, except that in Montgomery County such annual meeting shall
be held on or before the tenth day of January in each year. At this
meeting the board shall elect one of its members to serve as president
and one to serve as vice-president. Other regular meetings shall be
held at least once in each school term, and such special meetings may
be held as the duties and business of the board may require. The
members of the county boards of education shall receive no salary, but
each member shall receive the sum of one hundred dollars annually
for traveling and other expenses incident to attending the meetings
and transacting the business of the board within the county, provided,
however, that in Dorchester, Howard and Somerset counties each
member of the board of education shall receive annually the sum of
two hundred dollars for such traveling and other expenses. In Charles
County, each member of the County Board of Education shall receive
compensation at the rate of six hundred dollars annually, and in
Allegany County each member of the Board of Education shall re-
ceive not more than two hundred dollars annually for such traveling
and other expenses. In St. Mary's County each member of the Board
of Education shall receive the sum of $200.00 annually for such
traveling and other expenses. In Frederick County each member of
the Board of Education shall receive the sum of $500.00 annually for
such traveling and other expenses. In Worcester and Queen Anne's
counties each member of the Board of Education shall receive the
sum of $250.00 annually for such traveling and other expenses. In
Wicomico and Garrett counties each member of the Board of Educa-
tion shall receive the sum of $200.00 annually for such traveling and
other expenses. In Washington County each such member of the
Board of Education shall receive the sum of $300.00 annually for
such traveling and other expenses.