1204                           LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 576

CHAPTER 575
(House Bill 62)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 82 (b) of
Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Elections," subtitle "Party Governing Bodies," to provide that
in a State central committee meeting each county or Baltimore
City party central committee shall have as many votes as that
county or legislative district of Baltimore City as in the House of
Delegates.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 82 (b) of Article 33 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Elections," subtitle "Party Governing Bodies,"
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

82.

(b) The central committee for the counties or Baltimore City
shall be selected as provided in this article. The central committee
for any county or Baltimore City shall consist of such number of per-
sons and be elected from such political subdivisions as shall be de-
termined by party constitution or usage and in a State central com-
mittee meeting shall be entitled to cast the same number of votes as
that county or legislative district of Baltimore City shall be entitled
to elect to [both houses of the General Assembly of Maryland.]
the Maryland House of Delegates. Any vacancy in the party central
committee for any county or legislative district of Baltimore City
shall be filled by the remaining members of the committee for that
county or legislative district of Baltimore City.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 576
(House Bill 66)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 51 and
52 of Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replace-
ment Supplement), title "Public Service Commission Law," sub-
title "Gas and Electric Companies," amending the Public Service
Commission Law concerning the requirement that all gas and
electric meters be inspected and approved by the Commission be-
fore being furnished or put in use and providing instead that all
gas and electric meters be approved by the Commission only if
furnished or put in use for revenue billing purposes; and also
amending the said law concerning the requirement that the Com-
mission shall order the substitution of a correct electric meter at
the expense of the company if it is incorrect to the prejudice of
the consumer by as much as 4%, or a gas meter by as much as