MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

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Section 24(h) be and it is hereby added to Article 25 —
County Commissioners, of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1973 Replacement Volume and 1974 Supplement) to read as
follows:

Article 25 — County Commissioners

24.

(H) (1) THIS SECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO CAROLINE
COUNTY AND QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY. IN THOSE COUNTIES, THE
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL PUBLISH ANNUALLY IN AT LEAST
ONE COUNTY NEWSPAPER OF GENERAL CIRCULATION THE CONDENSED
AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENT AS PREPARED BY THE COUNTY
AUDITOR FOR BOTH CAROLINE COUNTY AND QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
AND THE ROADS BOARD FOR CAROLINE COUNTY AND, QUEEN ANNE'S
COUNTY. THE CONDENSED AUDIT SHALL SHOW FOR BOTH THE
COUNTY AND THE ROADS BOARD RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES IN THE
PREVIOUS YEAR IN SUFFICIENT DETAIL TO INFORM THE GENERAL
PUBLIC, WITH REASONABLE CLARITY, THE SOURCE OF RECEIPTS
AND THE NATURE OF EXPENSES.

(2) EACH PUBLISHED CONDENSED FINANCIAL AUDIT
SHALL INCLUDE A NOTICE THAT A DETAILED FINANCIAL
STATEMENT AND THE BOOKS OF ACCOUNT MAY BE EXAMINED AND OR
COPIED BY INTERESTED CITIZENS OF THE COUNTIES AT THE
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1975.

Approved April 1, 1975.

CHAPTER 117
(House Bill 1218)

AN ACT concerning

Somerset County — Housing Authority Commissioners

FOR the purpose of providing that in Somerset County
members of the councils of incorporated cities may
serve as commissioners of the housing authority of
their city; and clarifying language.

BY repealing and re—enacting, with amendments,

Article 44A — Housing Authorities