ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                  645

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That a new section be and it is hereby added to
Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Charles County, " sub-title "County Treas-
urer, " said new section to be known as Section 88A, to fol-
low immediately after Section 88 of said Article and to read
as follows:

8 8A. Before any deed for the conveyance of real estate in
Charles County shall be received for record by the clerk of the
Circuit Court thereof, the person offering said deed for record
shall submit the same to the county treasurer of said county,
who shall thereupon make transfer on the county assessment
books of the said property to the name of the new owners there-
of, and as evidence of said transfer shall stamp upon the said
deed his certificate thereof, and no deed shall be received for
record without said certificate. At the time of submitting the
deed to the county treasurer the person or persons offering the
same shall furnish said clerk with a statement of the buildings,
if any, upon the land conveyed by said deed, and the price paid
for the property. If any deed is received by the clerk of the
court through the mails or accepted by him which has not said
certificate attached or stamped thereon, it shall be the duty of
the clerk of the court to present said deed to the county treas-
urer to have it certified before recording the same.

SEC. 2. And be it furtK&r enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 243.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
212 and 214 of Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Garrett County, " sub-
title "Grantsville, " allowing the Council of said town to
assess and tax the expenses for paving, grading, curbing or
repairing the streets and sidewalks upon owners of property
fronting thereon, and to collect said tax, and to increase
the tax rate in said town.