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made; and provided further that nothing in this Section shall
in any manner be construed to exempt from taxation either
directly or indirectly (1) any lines, poles or wires for the
transmission or distribution of electricity, (2) any property of
any such person, firm or corporation situate beyond or outside
of the premises or close on a part of which any such power
stations or manufactories shall be located, (3) any other prop-
erty owned by any such person, firm or corporation and not
actually used in or about the generation of electricity at such
power stations or manufactories, and (4) any residences or
business properties, wheresoever situate, owned by any such
person, firm or corporation, but not directly or actually used
in or about the generation of electricity, whether the same be
used or occupied by said person, firm or corporation, or his, her
their or its employees, or by any person whatsoever; and pro-
vided further that the benefit of the power and authority con-
ferred upon the County Commissioners of Dorchester County
and the municipal corporations therein, to grant the exemp-
tions authorized by this Section, shall inure to any persons,
firms or corporations who shall begin actual construction of any
such power stations or manufactories at any time after the
date of the passage of this Act and before the date on which
the same shall become effective and to the stock of any such
corporation, from the time such power and authority shall be
exercised by said County Commissioners or by the governing
bodies of such municipal corporations, and such construction
of said power stations or manufactories, within such period,
shall be presumed to have been induced by the terms of this
Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect on June 1st, 1927.

Approved March 23, 1927.

CHAPTER 117.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 387, 388, 388-A, 389, 391 and
392 of Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Montgomery County, " sub-title "Liquors
and Intoxicating Drinks, " as said sections were repealed
and re-enacted by Chapter 454 of the Acts of the General