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agement of its records, including the establishment and/or
revision of record retention schedules, in order to insure
prompt and orderly disposal of records not required by the
operations of the agency. Prior to becoming operative all
such retention schedules must receive the approval of the
Hall of Records Commission, but schedules providing for
the destruction of records must also receive the written
approval of the Board of Public Works.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Hall of Records Commis-
sion to further the aforesaid program; to inspect the rec-
ords and records management practices of all State agen-
cies, boards and commissions; to review proposals for the
purchase or rental of record equipment, storage space and
services, including the microfilming and photocopying of
records, and to make recommendations thereon to the De-
partment of Budget and Procurement or to the Board of
Public Works, as appropriate.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 437
(Senate Bill 442)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
154 of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Governor—Executive and Admin-
istrative Departments", providing that no record of any
kind whatsoever relating to the collection of State taxes,
shall be destroyed until the requirements of Article 19
relating to the audit of such books, accounts and records
by the State Auditor have been fully satisfied.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 154 of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Governor—Executive and

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