654                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 390

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20 of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "County Commissioners", sub-title "General
Provisions", be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

20. They shall make out and publish annually in at least two news-
papers published in their respective counties if there be two, a de-
tailed, minute and accurate statement of the expenses of their said
counties, specifying therein each particular item of expense, and for
what and to whom paid, and shall also deliver to the sheriff of their
respective counties as many copies of such statement as there are
election districts in the county, at least ten days before each general
election; and the sheriff shall within six days after the receipt of
such copies set up one of them at the place of holding elections in
each election district; and the clerk to the County Commissioners and
the sheriff who shall fail to perform the duty imposed by this section
shall each forfeit the sum of One Hundred Dollars. Provided that the
County Commissioners of St. Mary's County shall not expend more
than Twelve Hundred Dollars ($1,200) in any one year for publishing
the notices required by this section, and the publication of the notices
of the Supervisor of Elections relative to elections, registration, etc.
Provided, further, that in Howard County the County Commissioners
may in their discretion publish, at an expense not to exceed Five
Hundred Dollars ($500) in one newspaper a detailed, minute and
accurate statement of the expenses of said county, specifying therein
each particular item of expense, and for what and to whom paid.
Provided, however, that this section shall not apply to Anne Arundel
County or Baltimore County.

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

Approved April 11, 1955.

CHAPTER 390
(House Bill 629)

AN ACT to add fourteen new sections to the Code of Public Local
Laws of Baltimore County, to be known as Sections 44, 45, 46, 47,
48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 54A, 54B and 54C, to follow immediately
after Section 43 of said Code, and to be under a new sub-title to
be known as "Office of Finance", authorizing the County Com-
missioners of Baltimore County to create an Office of Finance
to administer the fiscal affairs of the County, providing for the
appointment of a Director of Finance and defining his duties;
providing for the appointment of a Comptroller and Deputy Comp-
troller and defining their duties; providing for a Bureau of Ac-

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