J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       495

annual report containing the following information: (1) A state-
ment 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, expen-
ditures, 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 reports.

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.

The county commissioners of each county may appoint an auditor
of their own selection to audit the books and accounts of the county
superintendents of schools and of the county boards of education of
Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Garrett, Harford, Talbot and
Montgomery counties, if they deem such audit necessary. Provided,
that County Commissioners of Cecil County shall appoint an auditor
of their own selection to annually audit the books and accounts of
the superintendent of schools and of the County Board of Education
of Cecil County. In Anne Arundel County, the fiscal year of the
County Board of Education shall begin on July 1 of each year and
end on June 30 of the following year.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 233
(Senate Bill 301)

AN ACT to add new Section 288A to Article 77 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Public Edu-
cation", to follow immediately after Section 288 thereof and to be
under the new subtitle "Chapter 28A. Nursing Scholarships",
authorizing the several counties of this State and Baltimore City
to create and provide a system of nursing scholarships, and relating
generally to the terms, conditions and procedures for such
scholarships.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 288A be and it is hereby added to Article 77 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title
"Public Education", to follow immediately after Section 288 thereof,
to be under the new subtitle "Chapter 28A. Nursing Scholarships",
and to read as follows:

Chapter 28A. Nursing Scholarships

288A. The board of county commissioners or county council of
each county in this State and the Mayor and City Council of Balti-