The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-06-30
CHAPTER No. 2ei.
A BILL ENTITLED

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with Shiend-
ments, Section 204 of Article " of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, 1924
Edition, title Public Educational" subtitle
"Source and Distribution of Income" for the
purpose of reducing the amount of taxes to
be levied by the Counties of this State sharing
in the Equalization Fund from sixty-seven
cents t67c) to forty-seven cents (47c) on each
one hundred dollars ($l00.00) of assessable
property. and to provide for the cost of trans;
porting pupils to public elementary schools and
one-haf the cost of transporting pupils to
is approved by the State Superintendent OF
Schools.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General As
Gle s6 of the Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland, 1924 Edition, title Public Educa-
tion,' subtitle Source and Distribution of In.
come" be-, and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted. with amendments, to read as follows:
204. All money appropriated, subsequent to
the enactment Of this section, by the General
Assembly of the State of Maryland and the re-
ceipts from any State public school tax levied by
the General Assembly, to aid in support OF public
schools, shall constitute what shall be known as
the General State School Fund. The Comptrol-
Ter shall charge against and pay as hereinbetore
or hereinafter provided from the General State
School Fund, the annual appropriation made by
the General Assembly for the support of the
State Department of Education. including the
expenses of the State Board OF Education, ana
the support and expenses of the Office OF the
State Superintendent of Schools; the annual ap.
preparation for the maintenance and support OF
the State normal school at Towson, OF the state
normal school No. 2 at Frostburg, and OF tine
State normal school No. 3 at Bowie, the annual
appropriation for retired teachers pensions; the
annual appropriation for State aid to approved
high schools; the annual APPROPRIATION tor stare
annual appropriation for part payment by the
State of the salaries or county superintendents
and of the superintendent of schools OF Baiti-
more City, and of supervising teachers or help
ing teachers, in each of the several counties and
the City of Baltimore; the annual appropriation
for payment by the State of the entire salary OF
one attendance officer in each of the several
counties and the City of Batimore the annual
appropriation for the purchase of text books,
materials of instruction and school supplies; SUCH
special appropriations to be known as an Equaii-
zatcn Fund, as may, from time to time, be
made by Budget Bill or Supplementary Appro-
priation Bill, to the county boards OF education
of certain counties to enable them to pay the
minimum salaries prescribed in this Article Tor
county superintendents, supervising teachers and
helping teachers, high school and elementary
school teachers, and teachers in coiored schools,
and the necessary costs OF transporting pupiis 10
public elementary schools and not less than one
half of the cost of transportation OF pupils to
public high schools when such transportation IS
approved by the State Superintendent OF SCHOOLS,
provided, that the board of county commission
ers of each of the several counties sharing in
the Equalization Fund shall levy and collect an
annual tax for the schools of not less than forty
seven (47o cents on each one hundred dollars
amount levied for debt service and capital out
lay for the schools; provided, further. that IN
any county, all funds which the county board OF
education may be authorized to expend tor the
schools, other than State appropriations, and ex-
elusive of the amount authorized to be expended
for debt service and capital outlay, may, for the
purposes of the above proviso. be considered as
levied by the board Of county commissioners,
irrespective of the source sources from which
such funds may be derived; and provided. fur
Of the several counties sharing in the Equaliza-
tion Fund shall expend no less than twenty-four
per centum (249o) of the total budget, not in
Guiding costs of transportation as authorized IN
purposes other than teachers salaries. But no
special appropriation to any county, except as
heretofore in this section provided or to any
academy, or to any college or university may be
paid from the General State" School Fund.
SEC. 2. Ind be it further enacted. That this
Act shall take effect on June !, 1888.
Approved April S, 1888.