WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1227

"Ordinary Taxes. What Shall Be Taxed and Where", ex-
empting from taxation the real and personal property of
American Veterans of World War II, incorporated by Act
of Congress in 1947, and of the Military Order of the Purple
Heart, Department of Maryland, Incorporated, the Catholic
War Veterans of the United States, the Fleet Reserve Asso-
ciations, and the Jewish War Veterans of the United States
of America.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 7(25) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Ordinary Taxes. What Shall Be Taxed and Where",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

7.

(25) Property, real or personal, owned by the Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States, incorporated by special
Act of Congress, The American Legion, incorporated by Act
of Congress, American Veterans of World War II, incor-
porated by Act of Congress in 1947, the Military Order of
the Purple Heart, Department of Maryland, Incorporated, the
Catholic War Veterans of the United States, The Fleet Reserve
Associations, the Jewish War Veterans of the United States
of America, or the Disabled American Veterans of the World
War, incorporated in 1921, under the laws of Ohio, the 29th
Division Association of World War I, or any department,
State or local unit, chapter, branch or post, whether incor-
porated or unincorporated, of any of said organizations, or
the Society of the Cincinnati of Maryland; provided such
property is used exclusively for houses, clubs, asylums, hos-
pitals and burial grounds, or the maintenance thereof, of any
of said organizations.

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

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 506

(House Bill 34)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
356 of Article 93, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Wills", to