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this Act; provided, however, that such exemption from county
taxation shall only be granted when ten or more wage earners
are regularly employed by the person, persons, or corporation
applying to the said County Commissioners for the benefit
hereof.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Mayor and Coun-
cil of Hagerstown be and it is hereby authorized and empowered
to exempt from municipal taxation for a period of years not
exceeding ten from the date of the passage of this Act, such
factories, manufacturing industries, establishments, plants and
the like, and the land, machinery and tools therewith used, stock
in trade and products thereof as may be located in said Hagers-
town since the 1st day of January, 1926, or may locate therein
thereafter within a period of ten years from the 1st day of
January, 1926; the said Mayor and Council to determine what
factories, manufacturing industries, establishments, plants and
the like are within the meaning and purpose of this Act; pro-
vided, however, that such exemption from municipal taxation
shall only be granted when ten or more wage earners are reg-
ularly employed by the person, persons, or corporation apply-
ing to the said Mayor and Council for the benefit hereof.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1927.

Approved April 5, 1927.

CHAPTER 463.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 1,
18 and 57 of Article 72 of the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, title "Oysters, " changing time for taking and
having oysters in possession for sale.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 1, 18 and 57 of Article 72 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Oysters, " be and are
(hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as
follows:

1. Any resident of this State desiring to catch oysters with
rakes or tongs for sale in any of the waters of this State shall
first obtain by application to the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
the county wherein he may reside a separate license for every