WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1607

solid fuels (weighing and licensing) from the Bureau
of Mines to the State Comptroller.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 97
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Weights and Measures", sub-title ''Solid Fuel", to be
known as Section 57A, to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 57 of said Article, and to read as follows:

57A. General supervision over licensing of persons en-
gaged in the business of selling solid fuel in Maryland,
and of persons weighing solid fuel in connection with the
issuance of delivery tickets is hereby transferred from the
Bureau of Mines to the State Comptroller. Whenever the
words "Chief Engineer of the Bureau of Mines", "Chief
Mine Engineer", "Director of the Bureau of Mines", Bu-
reau of Mines", or "Bureau" appear in this sub-title, there
shall be substituted therefor the words "State Comptrol-
ler". The records of the Bureau of Mines relating to its
duties under this sub-title prior to the effective date of this
June 1, 1949 shall be transferred to the State Comptroller.
This section applies only to supervision of the licensing of,
or weighing in connection with, the sale of solid fuel as
broker, dealer or otherwise in the State of Maryland, and
nothing herein is intended to affect the jurisdiction of the
Bureau of Mines over weighing for the purpose of deter-
mining compensation for the labor of miners, as provided
in Chapter XXIII (Compensation to Workmen for Labor)
of sub-title "Bureau Mines" of Article 89 of the Annotated
Code Maryland (1939 Edition, as amended in 1947
Supplement).

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

Approved May 6, 1949.

CHAPTER 674

(Senate Bill 236)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 562, 570, 571 and 572 (a) of Article 22 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Washington County, " sub-title "Juvenile Court, " Sec-
tions 562, 570 and 571, having been enacted by Chapter