The Mayor, City Comptroller, and Director of Finance annually may contract with the Maryland Institute for the instruction of students in the Institute’s schools, at the tuition rate charged by the Institute. City Code, 1893, art. 44, §53 1927, art. 41, §63 1950, art. 32, §14 1966, art. 24, §7 1976/83, art. 24, §8 Ord. 00-074 Ord. 08-115 Ord. 65-686 Ord. 76-145

Such number of full tuition scholarships in this program shall equal:the number of the members of the City Council of Baltimore, its President, plus the Mayor of Baltimore; plus the number of fully accredited high schools in Baltimore City. Prior to September 1 in every year:each member of the City Council of Baltimore and its President and the Mayor of Baltimore may each apportion 1 full tuition scholarship among 1 or more students to the Maryland Institute; and the Board of School Commissioners may appoint 1 student from each of the accredited high schools in Baltimore City. Each student who receives all or a portion of a full tuition scholarship shall be entitled to such scholarship for instruction and materials for 1 academic year (2 semesters) in the Day School of the Institute, provided each meets the requirements of the Institute that are required of other pupils taking similar courses. City Code, 1927, art. 41,§64(1st sen.) 1950, art. 32, §15(1st sen.) 1966, art. 24, §8(a) 1976/83, art. 24, §9(a) Ord. 00-074 Ord. 08-115 Ord. 56-670 Ord. 65-686 Ord. 81-240

Each member of the City Council, its President, and Mayor may, in addition to the scholarships provided for in § 2-2, allocate 3 tuition scholarships each year in the Continuing Studies Division of the Institute to 1 or more students for instruction and materials, provided each appointee meets the requirements of the Institute for such students. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §9(b) Ord. 81-240

Any appointment provided for in this subtitle may be a new appointment or may be a reappointment, in the discretion of the appointing official. City Code, 1976/83, art. 24, §9(c) Ord. 81-240

The President of the Institute, annually in the months of September and January, shall report to the Mayor and City Council the names of the students so appointed and in attendance at its schools, together with a list of vacancies, should any exist. If no appointment be made prior to the 1^st of October or February by the person entitled to fill a vacancy, the Mayor shall appoint a student to fill the vacancy. In case of a vacancy for any reason among any such appointments, the President of the Institute promptly shall notify the person entitled to make any such appointment, who is then entitled to fill the vacancy by awarding the scholarship to another applicant who meets the qualifications of the Institute. City Code, 1927, art. 41, §§64(2nd sen.), 65 1950, art. 32, §§15(2nd sen.), 16 1966, art. 24, §8(c), 9 1976/83, art. 24, §§9(d), 10 Ord. 00-074 Ord. 08-115 Ord. 56-670 Ord. 65-686 Ord. 81-240

The President of the Institute annually shall submit to the Director of Finance, for inclusion in the preliminary operating budget of the next ensuing fiscal year, an amount for tuition to the Institute computed from the number of appointments provided for in this subtitle. City Code, 1966, art. 24, §10 1976/83, art. 24, §11 Ord. 65-686 Ord. 81-240

The Mayor, City Comptroller, and Director of Finance, annually or as much oftener as they may deem expedient, shall inspect the schools of the Institute and the condition and the manner in which the terms of the contract are being fulfilled by the Institute. If the Director of Finance is satisfied that the contract is being faithfully observed, he shall pay the Institute annually, in installments on the 1^st days of October and February, such sums as equal the tuition charges computed under <cite data-path="|18|§2-6">§ 2-6 of this subtitle</cite>, but the payment in any instance shall not exceed a sum equal to ½ of the appropriation included in the Ordinance of Estimates for that year. All sums shall be used for the education of the said students as above provided and for no other purpose whatsoever. City Code, 1927, art. 41, §66 1950, art. 32, §17 1966, art., §11 1976/83, art. 24, §12 Ord. 00-074 Ord. 08-115 Ord. 65-686