34                                LAWS OF MARYLAND                          [CH. 24

"Governor—Executive and Administrative Departments", sub-title
"State Librarian", changing the title of the present law librarian
of the State Library to be the Director of the State Library and
relating generally to the official designated to hold such latter
position.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 147 of Article 41 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Governor—Executive and Administrative De-
partments", sub-title "State Librarian", be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

147. The Library Committee created by Section 143 of this
Article, is authorized and empowered to appoint a person as [Law
Librarian] Director of the State Library and such other employees
as may be deemed necessary and at such compensation as shall be
provided in the State Budget. It shall be the duty of the said [Law
Librarian] Director and other employees to perform such services
as shall be required of them by the said Library Committee.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That as of June 1, 1955, the
incumbent who held the position of Law Librarian of the State
Library on May 31, 1955, shall become the Director of the State
Library according to the terms of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved February 22, 1955.

CHAPTER 24
(Senate Bill 145)

AN ACT to repeal Section 100 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title
"Gross Receipts Tax", said section relating to the collection of
the gross receipts tax for the year ending December 31, 1928, and
now being obsolete, said section also having been repealed by
Chapter 965 of 1945, which Act never became effective because
of the non-concurrence of certain contingencies contained therein.

WHEREAS, Section 100 of Article 81 of the 1939 Code related to
the collection of gross receipts taxes for the year ending December
31, 1928, and is now obsolete and should be repealed; and

WHEREAS, an attempt was made to repeal this section in Chapter
965 of the Acts of 1945, the effectiveness of this Act having been
subject to a 'contingency which never occurred, whereby the Act
never actually became effective; and

WHEREAS, because of its obsolescence, this section was not in-
cluded in the 1951 Code; and

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.