1606 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 940
CHAPTER 939.
(House Bill 664)

AN ACT to add a new section to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Montgomery County (1939 Edition), being Article
16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title
"Montgomery County", sub-title "County Commissioners
and Treasurer", said new section to be known as Section
181A and to follow immediately after Section 181 of said
Code, authorizing and empowering the County Commission-
ers of Montgomery County to adopt or install a system of
group life and health insurance and group hospitalization
plan in cooperation with employees of said County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and the same is hereby added to
the Code of Public Laws of Montgomery County (1939 Edi-
tion), being Article 16 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Montgomery County", sub-title "County Com-
missioners and Treasurer", said new section to be known as
Section 181 A, to follow immediately after Section 181 of said
Code, and to read as follows:

181A. The Board of County Commissioners of Montgomery
County is hereby authorized and empowered in its discretion
to adopt or install a plan or system of group health and life
insurance and group hospitalization in cooperation with the
employees or any portion thereof in any office, agency or
branch of the government of said County, whenever it may
deem such to be advisable in the interest of the health, com-
fort and welfare of said County.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 940.
(House Bill 739)

AN ACT to authorize and empower the County Commissioners
of Montgomery County to establish, maintain and operate
within Montgomery County, directly or by contract, a pound
or place of confinement for the removal, care and disposition
of licensed or unlicensed dogs, or other animals which may