586 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 294

The intention of this Act is to facilitate and expedite the
collection of taxes in Queen Anne's County, and thereby
generally promote the business of the County Commis-
sioners' office in said county, and for that purpose all the
provisions of this Act shall be liberally construed and all
powers heretofore belonging to collectors of taxes in said
county and so far as the same will facilitate the Treasurer
of said county in the discharge of his duties hereunder,
shall be possessed by and hereby given to said Treasurer;
but he shall not by implication he held to possess any of
the powers of such collectors as might tend to delay him
in the discharge of his duties, or render the purpose of
this Act more difficult.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts
of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act, be
and they are hereby repealed to the extent of such incon-
sistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is
hereby declared to be an emergency law and necessary for
the immediate preservation of the public health and
safety, and having been passed by a yea and nay vote, sup-
ported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each
of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 1, 1935.

CHAPTER 294.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section
239 of Article 56 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1924 Edition), title "Licenses, " sub-title "Bowling
Saloons, " so as to change the license fees for bowling
alleys.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 239 of Article 56 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Licenses, " sub-
title "Bowling Saloons, " be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

239. Each person, firm or corporation who shall keep
a place for the reception of company to play at bowls
wherein a fee is charged for such bowling, shall be deemed