WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 2045

title "Takoma Park'', sub-heading "Budget and Taxes",
said new sub-section to be known as Sub-section (F) of
Section 1109 of the Montgomery County Code and to fol-
low immediately after Sub-section (E) of Section 1109
of said Code, and to be known as Sub-section (F) of
Section 1304 of the Prince George's County Code and to
follow immediately after Sub-section (E) of Section 1304
of said Code, providing for the manner of the levying and col-
lection of taxes, the assessment of penalties and the grant-
ing of discounts.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new sub-section be and it is hereby added to
Section 1109 of the Montgomery County Code (1939 Edi-
tion—Being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Montgomery County", sub-title "Takoma
Park", and to Section 1304 of the Prince George's County
Code (1943 Edition—Being Article 17 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's County",
sub-title "Takoma Park", sub-heading "Budget and Taxes",
said new sub-section to be known as Sub-section (F) of Sec-
tion 1109 of the Montgomery County Code and to follow
immediately after Sub-section (E) of Section 1109 of said
Code, and to be known as Sub-section (F) of Section 1304
of the Prince George's County Code and to follow immedi-
ately after Sub-section (E) of Section 1304 of said Code and
to read as follows:

1109 (1304),

(F) On or before the last day of June in each year, the
Council shall, by ordinance, levy the general taxes for the
fiscal year ensuing, which taxes shall not exceed Two Dollars
($2.00) on each One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) of assessed
valuation. Such taxes shall be due on the first day of July
following, and if the taxes due from any person or corpora-
tion shall not be paid before the first day of November fol-
lowing, there shall be added on that day a penalty of one
per centum (1%) thereof, and a like penalty of one per
centum (1%) on the first day of each succeeding month,
until such taxes and penalties shall be paid; provided, how-
ever, that taxes paid prior to the first day of November of
any year shall be subject to a discount as follows: Taxes
paid during July, two per cent (2%); during August one
and one-half per cent (1 1/2%) ; during September, one per
cent (1%) and during October one-half per cent (1/2%). Noth-
ing herein contained shall in any way operate to or be con-
strued to repeal, alter, revise, amend or operate to or in any