960                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 405

14,3. Powers and duties of board of school commissioners.

The board of commissioners of public schools of Baltimore City,
or by whatever name the body may be known that has supervisory
power and control over the public schools of Baltimore City, shall
have power to examine, appoint and remove teachers, prescribe the
qualifications, fix the salaries subject to the approval of the mayor
and city council, and select textbooks for schools of said city; pro-
vided, such text books shall contain nothing of a sectarian or par-
tisan character. The board of commissioners of public schools of
said city shall annually make a report to the State Board of Educa-
tion of the condition of the schools under their charge, to include
a statement of expenditures, the number of children taught, and
such other statistical information as may be necessary to exhibit
the operation of the schools.

144. Protection of property; disturbances.

The mayor and city council of Baltimore shall have power and
authority to make all ordinances for the protection of the school-
houses and property, and to punish any person who may disturb
the sessions of said public schools.

145.    Power to tax.

The said mayor and city council are hereby authorized and em-
powered to levy and collect upon the assessable property in said city,
as other taxes are levied and collected, such amount of taxes as may
be necessary to defray all the expenses incurred for educational pur-
poses by said mayor and city council.

Chapter 13. Nonpublic Schools

146.    Definitions.

(a)    As used in this chapter, the following terms mean:

(b)    "Solicitor" means a person engaged in the business of
soliciting for compensation or offering to solicit students within
the State of Maryland to enroll in or apply for any course of instruc-
tion offered by any school.

(c)    "School" means any school or educational institution, how-
ever designated, which charges tuition or fees for attendance, or
instruction and which offers a program of college, professional, pre-
paratory, high school, junior high school, elementary, kindergarten,
or nursery school work, or any combination thereof, or which offers
a program of trade or technical education, or both, or which gives
pre-employment or supplementary training, or both, in the fields of
trade or industry, and any and every private school or educational
institution charging tuition or fees for attendance or instruction;
but this term shall not include the following: Accredited high
schools and institutions of higher learning, those operated by a bona
fide church organization or schools or educational programs con-
ducted by firms, corporations, or persons for the training of their
own employees, for which no fee is charged or for any refresher or
continuing education program s