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to be an emergency law 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 of 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 4, 1958—11.30 a.m.

CHAPTER 13

(House Bill 6)

AN ACT to add new Section 9 (45) to Section 9 of Article 81 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Revenue and
Taxes", sub-title "What Shall be Taxed and Where", said new
Sub-section to follow immediately after Section 9 (44) thereof,
authorizing the exemption from State and local property taxation,
of certain tangible personal property which is part of or necessary
for the efficient operation of nuclear research or testing facilities.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 9 (45) be and it is hereby added to Section 9 of
Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title
"Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "What Shall be Taxed and Where",
said new Sub-section to follow immediately after Section 9 (44)
thereof, and to read as follows:

9.

(45) Tangible personal property in the form of machinery, tools and
scientific apparatus, including nuclear reactors, particle accelerators
and radiation sources and associated measuring, controlling, ma-
terial-handling, pumping, cooling and containment equipment and
special nuclear material

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which is part
of or necessary for the efficient operation of a nuclear research or
testing facility, in any county or city in which by law, resolution or
ordinance, the same is or may be exempt from county and/or city
taxation; and the County Commissioners of any county and any city
are hereby authorized to pass such resolution or ordinance. EX-
CEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE, THIS
EXEMPTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO APPLY TO
ANY NUCLEAR REACTOR FOR THE COMMERCIAL PRO-
DUCTION OF ELECTRIC POWER.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1958.

Approved April 4, 1958—11.30 a.m.

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.