922 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 493

ALL CASES OF CRIMINAL APPEALS TO THE COURT
OF APPEALS OF MARYLAND WHICH ARE DECIDED
AGAINST THE STATE IN FAVOR OF THE APPEL-
LANT, COSTS SHALL BE ASSESSED AGAINST THE
POLITICAL SUB-DIVISION IN WHICH THE CASE
ORIGINATED.

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

Approved April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 493
(House Bill 346)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
278 and 279 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Balti-
more County (1948 Edition), being Article 3 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Baltimore
County, " sub-title "Public Works, " sub-heading "De-
partment of Public Works, " relating generally to the
powers and duties of the Chief Engineer of Baltimore
County, changing the designation of said Engineer and
making certain changes in the operation of the Depart-
ment of Public Works in Baltimore County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 278 arid 279 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Baltimore County (1948 Edition), being
Article 3 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
title "Baltimore County, " sub-title "Public Works, " sub-
heading "Department of Public Works, " be and they are
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

278. There shall be a Department of Public Works of Bal-
timore County, the head of which department shall be the
[Chief Engineer of Baltimore County] Director of Public
Works. The County Commissioners of Baltimore County
are authorized and empowered to appoint a suitable person
as [Chief Engineer of Baltimore County] Director of

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.