HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 723

deduction of expenses and salaries, including that of the
Clerk, all such excess shall be paid to the Treasurer of the
State. If the fees and receipts of the office shall be insufficient
in any year to pay all or any part of the authorized salary
of any Clerk, the deficiency shall be paid to the said Clerk
by the Comptroller from funds provided for that purpose in
the State budget...,

The Clerks of Court of Baltimore City and of the several
counties shall, respectively, devote their full working time to
the duties of their office.

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

Approved April 23, 1945.

CHAPTER 655.
(House Bill 326)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 468
of Article 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(Higinbothom's Code), title "Harford County", sub-title
"Taxes and County Treasurer", providing that no discount
shall be allowed on taxes levied against motor vehicles.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 468 of Article 13 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (Higinbothom's Code), title "Har-
ford County", sub-title "Taxes and County Treasurer", be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

468. County taxes shall be due as soon as they are levied,
and shall bear interest from the first day of May, at the rate
of six per cent, and on all county taxes paid before May 1st,
a discount of one-half per centum per month shall be allowed;
except on taxes levied against motor vehicles, on which no
discount shall be allowed.

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

Approved April 23, 1945.