WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1165

ties—in which District there is now in effect city and re-
gional planning and zoning, which are being administered
by existing agencies under existing law—this sub-title shall
be construed wherever possible as supplemental to Chapter
992 of the Laws of Maryland 1943, as amended; and with-
in the said District the several additional and supplemental
powers or any of them vested by this sub-title in the "mu-
nicipality", and/or the "council", shall be construed to be
vested exclusively in and may be exercised within their dis-
cretion only by the respective Board of County Commis-
sioners acting as the District Council, as provided in said
Chapter 992, as amended; and within the said District in
like manner the several additional and supplemental pow-
ers of any of them vested by this sub-title in the "Com-
mission" and in the "Board of Appeals", respectively, shall
be construed to be vested exclusively in and may be exer-
cised only,, within their discretion, by The Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Planning Commission and/or the
respective Board of Zoning Appeals of the Country af-
fected; and provided further, that insofar as the provisions
of this sub-title may be inconsistent with or contrary to the
provisions of Chapter 992 of the Laws of Maryland of 1943,
as amended, such provisions shall have no application with-
in the Maryland-Washington Regional District, but noth-
ing contained herein shall be deemed or construed to affect
the validity of said Chapter 992, as amended; and pro-
vided further, that nothing in this sub-title shall apply to
Baltimore City, Kent County, Queen Anne's County, Wor-
cester County, Caroline County and Anne Arundel County,
or to that part of Wicomico County outside of the area
that is within a radius of five miles from the corporate
limits of the City of Salisbury.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 483
(Senate Bill 427)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 875 (a) of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1938
Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "Police Com-
missioner", as said section was amended by Chapter