98 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 101

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1943.

Approved March 11, 1943.

CHAPTER 101.
(Senate Bill 104)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
241A of Article 24 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Worcester County, " sub-
title "Refuse—Dumping, " as said section was enacted
by Chapter 682 of the Acts of 1941, prohibiting; the
maintenance of dumps within five hundred (500) feet
of any public highway in Worcester County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 241A of Article 24 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Worcester County, " sub-title "Refuse—Dumping, " as said
section was enacted by Chapter 682 of the Acts of 1941,
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

241 A. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain
or to permit to be maintained a public dump or a lot on
which refuse, trash or junk is deposited or stored within
five hundred (500) feet of a public highway in
Worcester County, or for any person to throw, dump or
deposit any trash, junk or other refuse upon the same or
to dismantle any motor vehicle thereon, unless a substantial
wood fence at least six (6) feet high and with a space of not
more than one inch between the boards, shall be erected
along said highway in front of said lot, but any incorporated
town in said County may dump or throw trash or other
refuse in any lowland or gully for use as a fill. Any person
violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a
misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars ($25. 00) for each such viola-
tion, and each day on which such violation continues shall
be considered a separate offense.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1943.

Approved March 11, 1943.