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looks pretty long —
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MR. BENTON: I don't think it will take very
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long.
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THE CHAIRMAN: All right, go right ahead.
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MR. BENTON: I may paraphrase it in part, in the
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interest of saving time. I shall confine my remarks, as
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far as possible, to the area of local finance. You have
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discussed the various, areas of State finance with Mr.
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Rennie. In some areas these Wo will overlap, and so it
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will be necessary at times to make some reference to State-
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local relationships.
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"The first area which I should like to discuss
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is that of the creation of indebtedness by local political
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subdivisions. At the outset, it is my understanding that
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your Commission will probably continue to regard Baltimore
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City as a county for the purpose of finance and powers of
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local government. My remarks, therefore, will concern
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themselves with the delegation of power that I would
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recommend to the twenty-four major political subdivisions
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of the State.
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The present constitutional provision, as set
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