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(b). Such notice shall be served on such person at least £ten]
twenty days before the day of hearing appointed therein, in the
following manner, that is to say, either (1) by personal service in
the manner in which original process in an action at law is required
to be served, by the sheriff, (2) by leaving a copy of such summons
at such person's last place of abode, or (3) by placing a copy of the
notice in the United States mail postage prepaid, addressed to such
person at his ordinary post office address for the receipt of mail, in a
sealed envelope with the return address of the State Tax Commission,
County Commissioners, or Appeal Tax Court, as the case may be,
on the outside, provided that if such person resides or does business
in Baltimore City, it shall be sufficient if said envelope be addressed
to the residence or place of business of such person as it appears in
the then latest edition of the Baltimore City directory or telephone
directory, and provided also that a record of the date of mailing and
manner of addressing said envelope shall be contemporaneously made
and carefully preserved among the records of the assessing authority,
or (4) if the property to be assessed or classified be real estate
situated in Baltimore City having a street number, and the name of
the owner is unknown or does not appear in such directory, then by
addressing and mailing an envelope containing a copy of such notice
in the manner prescribed in subdivision (3) of this paragraph to
such street number, a record being similarly kept of the date and
manner of such posting, or (5) if the property to be assessed or
classified be real estate or tangible personal property and the owner
thereof is unknown or a non-resident or cannot be found or served in
any manner hereinabove authorized, then by serving such notice upon
the person, if any, in actual custody and possession thereof or if no
person be found in actual possession or custody thereof, then by
posting the same conspicuously upon such real estate or tangible
personal property; provided that if the mail address of such person be
known, even though he be a non-resident, it shall be the duty of such
taxing authority (though not a condition precedent to the validity of
the assessment), to mail a copy of the notice to such address.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1956.

Approved February 23, 1956.

CHAPTER 18
(Senate Bill 7)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 48A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Insurance", sub-title "Life,
Accident and Health Insurance", said new section to be known
as Section 149A, to follow immediately after Section 149 thereof,
setting forth certain definitions relating to insurance.

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.