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298.

(a) In Prince George's County the Register of Wills, his deputies,
clerks and any other employees, shall not act as agent or representa-
tive, or in any other capacity for which compensation is given DI-
RECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, for any surety corporation on any
surety bond required by this Article for filing in his office, under the
penalty of one hundred dollars for each offense.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 410
(House Bill 863)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 45 and 47
of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, as amended, title,
"Health," subtitle, "Miscellaneous Provisions," to provide that rules
and regulations adopted and published by the local board of health
of Montgomery County shall be effective within all cities, towns
and special tax districts within the County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 45 and 47 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land, as amended, title, "Health," subtitle, "Miscellaneous Provisions,"
are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

45.

The board of county commissioners of the several counties in
this State shall, ex officio, constitute a local board of health for
their respective counties and shall have and exercise all the duties
of a board of health as provided in this article except in cases where
the charter of any city or town in the State contains provisions
inconsistent therewith. The foregoing exception shall not apply to
rules and regulations adopted and published by the local board of
health of Montgomery County. They shall be effective within all
cities, towns and special tax districts within Montgomery County.

47.

In any incorporated town or city of this State having a popula-
tion of 10,000 or more, where no board of health has been created
or established by the charter of said town or city, the mayor and
city council or other duly authorized legislative body of said town or
city may, in the discretion of said mayor and city council or other
duly authorized body of such incorporated town or city, organize a
town or city board of health; such city board of health shall be
composed of the mayor of said town or city and two other members,
one of whom shall be a physician, and both of whom shall be ap-
pointed by the mayor by and with the advice and consent of the
council or other legislative body as aforesaid. The qualifications of