The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1916-05-05


originally appointed. and until their
successors qualify. unless removed
as herein proviIed; and provided fur
tber that they snail b. paid, begin
ming with the school year 1916-1917.
or the basis OF the salaries herein
sp2cifed:
% In each county employing not
less than one hundred uG9l teachers
there shall be appointed at least one
primary grade supervisor, who shall
receive such compensation as the
county board Of e1Ucation shall di-
rect; provided that no person shall be
eligible for appointment as a super
visor who does not hold from the su-
erintendent of public education
certificate in supervision as provided
for in section - of this article: nor
shall the appointment of any person
by a county board of education as
supervisor be valid without the
written approval Of The state super
intendent of schools. And provided
further, that no SUPERVISOR appoint
ed under the provisions of this sec
ton or continued in Office under the
provisions of this section shall
be paid an annual salary of
less than twelve hundred ($1,2O0)
dollars, and the State of Maryland
shall pay. as hereinafter provided, out
of the General State School Fund to
the treasurer of the county school
board, one-half of the annual salary
of one primary grade supervisor up to
and including an annual salary OF
two thousand $4,000 dollars Coun-
ty boards of education are free to en-
plOy as many additional supervisors
as in their Judgment are necessary,
but the State shall not share in the
payment of their salaries. Provided
that in counties employing less than
one hundred 100) teachers, the coun-
ty board of education may employ at
least one primary grade supervisor,
subject to and under the foregoing
conditions. Provided further, that
two counties, each employing less
than one hundred 100) teachers may
join, with the approval of the state
superintendent of schools in the en-
ployment of at least one primary
grade supervisor, subject to and un-
der the foregoing conditions.
t2) There shall be appointed in
each county at least one attendance
officer, whose duty it shall be to COM
pei the regular attendance of children
at school. Such person shall receive
such compensation as the county
board of education shall direct; pro-
vided that the appointment of any
person as an attendance officer shall
be invalid without the written appro-
val of the state superintendent of
schools. And provided further that
no attendance officer, appointed under
the provisions of this section or con-
tinued in Office under the provisions
of this section. shall be paid an an
nual salary of less than six hundred
$4,000 dollars, and the State of Mary
land shall pay, as hereinafter provid-
ed, out of the General State School
Fund to the treasurer of the county
board of education, one-half of the
annual salary of one attendance Of
fcer, up to and including an annual
salary OF twelve hundred ($l200) dol
lars. County boards of education
are free to employ as many additional
attendance officers as in their judg-
ment are necessary, subject to the
approval Of the state superintendent
of schools, but the State shall not
share in the payment of their salaries
/ t3t There shall be employed in
each county at least one statistical
and stenographic clerk
{ (4D And such other clerical, sta
tistical and stenographic assistants,
and such other professional as
SlStants, assistant Superintendents,
supervisors, attendance officers, med
ical inspectors and school nurses as
the county board of education shall
authorize; provided that no profess
sional assistant shall be appointed
who does not hold the appropriate
certificate issued by the state super
intendent of schools, and the appoint
ment of no professional assistant
shall be valid without the written ap-
proval of the state superintendent of
schools.
Offices and Expenses.
! The county board of education shall
provide the office of the county super
intendent of schools with ample con-
venient and comfortable quarters.
and with adequate clerical equipment;
and the county superintendent of
schools and his professional assist
ants shall be provided with such
means of transportation as are neces-
sary for the effective and efficient per-
fOrmance of their official duties. They
shall be reimbursed for all actual and
necessary travelling and other expen-
ses and disbursements incurred or
made by them in the performance of
their official duties, and no part Of
the travelling or personal expenses of
the county superintendent and his
professional assistants incurred in
the performance of their official
duties shall be included in, or counted
as part of their annual salary.
District School Trustees No Longer
Employ the Principal Teacher.
The board of district school trus-
tees shall have the care of the build
ings and land connected Herewith in
tended for school purposes, also the
school apparatus and other school
property. They shall attend to all in
cidental repairs and charge the cost
among the incidental expenses of the
school, to be paid out of the taxes
levied upon the assessable property
Of the county as provided for in Sec
ton 26 of this article. Provided that
when repairs are to be paid out of
county school taxes, the amount to
be so expended shall be approved by
the county superintendent OF schools
and authorized by the county board
Of education, before the repairs are
made.
Qualifications of Countv School Sun-