486                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 313

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 312

(Senate Bill 489)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12, sub-
section (42), of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title 'Tees of Officers", sub-title "Clerks of Court",
amending and revising said sub-section so as to exempt from the
charges therein provided for the services rendered by the Clerk of
Court to the Comptroller of the Treasury, State of Maryland, in
connection with the recording and indexing of property liens aris-
ing under the Maryland Income Tax Law and the Maryland Retail
Sales and Use Tax Act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12, sub-section (42), of Article 36 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Fees of Officers", sub-
title "Clerks of Court", be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

12. (42) No charge shall be made by the Clerks of Court against
the County Commissioners of any of the State for any of the services
enumerated herein, rendered such county, except with the consent
of the County Commissioners of such county; nor shall the charge
herein provided for be made against the Comptroller of the Treasury,
State of Maryland, for any services performed in connection with the
recording and indexing of property liens arising under the Maryland
Income Tax Law or the Maryland Retail Sales and Use Tax Act;

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

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 313
(Senate Bill 491)

AN ACT to add Section 159 and Sections 869 to 873, inclusive, to
Article 22 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930

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