THEODORE R. McKELDIN, GOVERNOR                  1189

Local Laws of Baltimore County (1948 Edition), being Article 3 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Baltimore County",
sub-title "Taxes and Tax Sales", sub-heading "Annual Levy", said
new section to follow immediately after Section 397 thereof, and to
read as follows:

397A. The County Commissioners of Baltimore County shall make
a semi-annual levy on or before June 1st of each year on new real
property substantially completed as of April 15th and the State and
county real property tax so levied shall be payable as of July 1st for
the period of six months. All funds so collected shall, in the discretion
of the County Commissioners, be credited to the general funds of the
county.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
effect June 1, 1955.

Approved April 25, 1955.

CHAPTER 696
(House Bill 799)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 129 of
Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1954 Supplement),
title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Taxation", relating to the
collection of the tax on wine by methods to be determined by the
Comptroller.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 129 of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1954 Supplement), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Taxation",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

129. The Comptroller shall prescribe and furnish suitable certifi-
cates or stamps denoting the payment of the tax imposed by this
article, and shall, by said method or by assessment or otherwise,
cause to be collected, the said tax on any fractional gallon contained
in each package. Subject to the provisions of Section 133 of this sub-
title, the Comptroller is authorized to furnish certificates or stamps
denoting the payment of the tax imposed by this article on a credit
basis. In the case of the tax on wine, the Comptroller may cause said
tax to be collected in such other manner or by some other method than
certificates or stamps as the Comptroller may determine. In the case
of the tax on beer, the Comptroller shall cause said tax to be collected
before delivery or consumption in this State, in the manner and at
the time prescribed by Section 127 of this sub-title, and in the case of
the taxes on other alcoholic beverages except beer, the Comptroller

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.