There shall be no charge for tuition or for the use of books or stationery in any of the public schools, but it shall be the duty of the Board of School Commissioners to furnish, free of all costs to the pupils and their parents, all the necessary tuition and the use of books and stationery for the several schools, and in general, whatever fuel or other supplies the schools may require, the same to be paid for from the public school fund. The public schools of the City of Baltimore are intended to promote the general welfare of its citizens and are maintained exclusively for the education of the children whose parents or guardians are actual residents of said City. But the children of any member of the U. S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard stationed in the City of Baltimore shall be admitted to said schools without paying any tuition while the said member is stationed in the City. But children residing in Baltimore whose parents or guardians are residents of the insular territories or possessions of the United States and children attending and residing at the Maryland School for the Blind shall be admitted to said schools. Provided, however, that in the maintenance of junior colleges or similar institutions for post-high school instruction, in the maintenance of extended-care nursery schools, in offering courses to adults, and in offering summer school enrichment non-credit courses to pupils deemed qualified by the Board of School Commissioners, authority for the establishment and maintenance of said types of instruction being thereby granted, the Board of School Commissioners is hereby authorized to charge such fees as it shall from time to time determine. City Code, 1879, art. 43, §§20, 21 1893, art. 44, §§25, 26 1927, art. 41, §§18, 20( 1st, 2nd cls.) 1950, art. 32, §§25, 27(1st - 3rd cls.) 1966, art. 24, §§13, 15(1st - 3rd cls.) 1976/83, art. 24, §§14,16(1st - 3rd cls.) Ord. 1866-074 Ord. 1884-141 Ord. 02-055 Ord. 10-595 Ord. 11-629 Ord. 40-296 Ord. 46-668 Ord. 50-977 Ord. 64-253

Children of non-resident parents or guardians may be admitted to said schools upon payment for tuition as prescribed in this section, subject to such rules as the Board of School Commissioners may from time to time prescribe, and subject always to the prior right of the children of residents of Baltimore to the use of said schools. The Board of Estimates is authorized and directed upon recommendation of the Board of School Commissioners to establish a scale of tuition fees and to change the same from time to time upon recommendation of the Board of School Commissioners. The Board of Estimates shall have power and authority upon recommendation of the Board of School Commissioners to waive tuition fees in any case where the said Board of Estimates shall find that the public interest and welfare will be promoted by such waiver. City Code, 1879, art. 43 , §22 1893, art. 44, §27 1927, art. 41, §§20(3rd cl.), 21 1950, art. 32, §§27(4th cl.), 28 1966, art. 24. §§15(4th cl.), 16 1976/83, art. 24, §§16(4th cl.), 17 Ord. 1874-053 Ord. 1887-049 Ord. 1899-153 Ord. 02-055 Ord. 10-595 Ord. 11-629 Ord. 22-710 Ord. 26-569 Ord. 48-475