WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1851

73A. That after June 1, 1939, no building or structure of
any kind whatsoever, exceeding in value the sum of $100.00,
shall be erected, constructed or added to in Howard County
without the owner first filing with the County Commissioners
a statement of his, its, or her signature, containing substan-
tially the following information: (1) name of the owner; (2)
name of the builder; (3) location of building; (4) whether
the building is entirely new or the construction is an addition
to an existing building, and (5) approximate cost of the im-
provements. On filing such statement, and upon the payment
of a fee in the amount of $2.00 to the County Commissioners,
the Clerk to the County Commissioners shall issue to the
owner a certificate to the effect that the statement provided
for herein has been filed and that construction may proceed.
Any owner causing to erect, construct or add to any building
or structure without first filing the statement and securing
the certificate herein provided for shall be guilty of a misde-
meanor and upon conviction before a Trial Magistrate or the
Circuit Court for Howard County, shall be fined not more
than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00). All statements filed
with the County Commissioners shall be forwarded by them to
the Supervisor of Assessments of Howard County and it shall
be the duty of the said Supervisor of Assessments to value
the same for taxing purposes and to report its value to the
County Commissioners as provided by law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 25, 1947.

CHAPTER 755.
(House Bill 442)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 14 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "How-
ard County", sub-title "County Commissioners and County
Collectors", said new section to be known as Section 71A,
relating to the appointment and compensation of an
Assistant Clerk to the County Commissioners of Howard
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
14 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title