742 LAWS 01? MARYLAND. [CH. 307

Commissioners of said Counties. In counties in which pro-
vision is made by the County Commissioners for clerical
assistants, except Allegany County, the trial magistrates
shall direct and supervise the services to be rendered by
said assistants. In Anne Arundel County the clerks shall
also act as filing clerks for the Police Department with re-
spect to all civil proceedings and shall receive such com-
pensation as may be provided by the County Commission-
ers but not less than Eight Hundred Dollars ($800) nor
more than Fifteen Hundred Dollars ($1, 500) per year. In
Kent County, the clerk to the trial magistrate of said
County shall receive a salary of Ten Hundred and Fifty
Dollars ($1, 050) per year, payable in equal monthly install-
ments.

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

Approved April 22, 1949.

CHAPTER 307

(Senate Bill 505)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tions 25 and 27 of Article 39A of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Forestry, " relating to
the sale of trees grown in the State Forest Nurseries.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 25 and 27 of Article 39A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Forestry, " be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

25. Any trees grown in the State Nurseries not required
for roadside planting may be used for planting on the State
Forest Reserve or may be furnished to any land owner of
this State at not more than the cost of production; pro-
vided such trees shall be planted for conservation purposes
according to plans approved by the Director under such
rules and regulations as may be promulgated by the
Department of State Forests and Parks.

27. The Department of State Forests and Parks is
merely authorized to purchase land out of moneys stand-
ing to the credit of the Forest Reserve Fund, at a price