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said fines to be paid to the Frederick County Roads Board for road
maintenance purposes.

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

Approved March 7, 1955.

CHAPTER 76
(House Bill 291)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 219 of
Article 24 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
Edition), title "Worcester County," sub-title "Pocomoke City,"
increasing the maximum limit on the rate at which property taxes
may be imposed by the municipal corporation of Pocomoke City
pursuant to the provisions of Article HE of the Constitution of
Maryland.

WHEREAS, Article HE of the Constitution of Maryland provides
that the General Assembly by local law may place a maximum limit
on the rate at which property taxes may be imposed by any municipal
corporation coming within the terms of said Article HE; now there-
fore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 219 of Article 24 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Worcester County," sub-title
"Pocomoke City," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

219. The Mayor and Council once in each year shall make a general
levy of taxes on the assessable property of the town to meet the
corporate expenses, requirements and purposes of the town, such
taxes not to exced the rate of [fifty cents (50c)] One Dollar and
Twenty-five cents ($1.25) on every one hundred dollars ($100.00)
of assessed property, for the current expenses alone, together with
such further taxes as are authorized and required by the several
Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland authorizing the issue of
town bonds of Pocomoke City, it being hereby expressly provided that
nothing in this Act shall in any way affect any Act authorizing any
bond issue for Pocomoke City all of which Acts shall remain in full
force and effect; and such levy shall be made in each year between
the first day of August and the first day of September; and when-
ever the Mayor and Council shall make the yearly levy they shall
cause to be made out a list of the parties chargeable with the taxes
levied, together with the aggregate assessment of each person in real
and personal property, and they shall add thereto a copy of the or-

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CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.