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cal faith of general circulation in St. Mary's County. From
[November] May 1 to [December] June 1 in each year, at
least three or more copies of such proposed budget shall be
available for public inspection at the office of the County Com-
missioners during all regular business hours.

(b) During the period from [November] May 1st to [Decem-
ber] June 1st in each year, the County Commissioners of St.
Mary's County are hereby authorized and empowered to revise
the proposed budget and any part thereof by increasing, de-
creasing, eliminating or adding items provided that there shall
be no consolidation of items in such manner as to reduce the
detailed statement of the appropriations. They shall further
be authorized to revise the schedule of anticipated receipts and
estimated rates for general and special taxes and assessments
in such manner as they may deem necessary. Not later than
[December] June 1st, in each year, or on the first day there-
after, if [December] June 1st be a legal holiday, the County
Commissioners of St. Mary's County shall by a majority vote
adopt the final budget, schedule of anticipated receipts, fix
general and special tax rates, and impose the levy for the
ensuing fiscal year. Such levy together with any surplus
county funds and all other revenues from all other sources as
shown by the schedule of anticipated receipts, must be suffi-
cient to cover the total appropriations in the budget. The
final budget, schedule of anticipated receipts and levies so
adopted shall be signed by a majority of the County Commis-
sioners, certified by their clerk, and at least three copies kept
on record at the office of the County Commissioners, open to
public inspection during regular business hours throughout the
fiscal year in which it covers, and said County Commissioners
shall not incur any obligation on the faith and credit of St.
Mary's County other than those items provided in the budget.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1951.

Approved March 24, 1951.

CHAPTER 206
(House Bill 479)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
80, 82, 83 and 84 of Article 8, of the Code of Public Local

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