CHAPTER 807
(Senate Bill 321)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 191 (b)
and 194 (c), (e) and (f) of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-title "Dog Licenses
in the Counties", relating to the time of licensing, compensation of
officers, administration of the licensing program, providing for
dog pounds and dog wardens, and relating generally to dogs and
dog licenses in Carroll County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 191 (b) and 194 (c), (e) and (f) of Article 56 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Licenses", sub-
title "Dog Licenses in the Counties", be and they are hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

191.

(b)   Carroll County.—In Carroll County the fees for dogs shall
be determined by the County Commissioners of said county, and all
licenses issued aforesaid shall expire on December 31st of the year
in which they were issued and shall be renewed annually. Any license
issued under the provisions of this section as of July 1, 1959, shall
be valid until December 31, 1960.

194.

(c)  Additional pay for tax collecting officers; designation of assist-
ants in Carroll, Harford and Wicomico counties.—The county commis-
sioners of the several counties are authorized and empowered to pay
such additional compensation to the county treasurer, or to the tax
collecting officer as they may deem necessary or advisable to com-
pensate him or them for the additional duties imposed by this sub-
title. In Carroll, Harford and Wicomico counties, the county com-
missioners are hereby authorized to designate suitable persons in
appropriate locations of the county for the purpose of assisting the
county treasurer or tax collecting officer in the performance of their
duties in collecting license fees and issuing licenses and tags under
the provisions of this sub-title at such compensation as the said
county commissioners may deem necessary or advisable.

(e) Allegany and Carroll [County] Counties—Rules and regula-
tions; dog pound.—The Boards of County Commissioners of Allegany
County and Carroll County are hereby authorized and empowered,
in order to safeguard the health, safety and public welfare of the
residents of Allegany and Carroll [County] Counties to pass rules,
regulations or resolutions for the purpose of carrying out the powers

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.

CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.

Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.

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Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved May 5, 1959.