THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR                     31

CHAPTER 14
(House Bill 7)

AN ACT to repeal Section 51A of Article 25 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "County Commissioners", sub-
title "County Treasurers", said Section having been enacted by
Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1958, and relating to the right of
County Treasurers, Comptrollers or Collector of Taxes of every
county and Baltimore City by whatever name known, to succeed
themselves in office, and said section being repealed and re-enacted
without change of language in order to resolve any possible ques-
tion of unconstitutionally in said Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1958.

WHEREAS, In Chapter 29 of the Acts of 1958 the General Assembly
added Section 51A to Article 25 of the Code, concerning the right of
certain officials of every county and of Baltimore City to succeed
themselves in office; and

WHEREAS, The possible question has been raised of the uncon-
stitutionally of said Chapter 29 because of the fact that it was
enacted after the thirtieth calendar day of the session of 1958; and

WHEREAS, To resolve any possible doubts as to the validity of this
Act it is wise to re-enact it without change; now, therefore,

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland.
That Section 51A of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "County Commissioners", sub-title "County
Treasurers", said Section having been enacted by Chapter 29 of the
Acts of 1958, be and it is hereby repealed, and new Section 51A be
and it is hereby enacted in lieu of the Section so repealed, to read
as follows:

51A. The County Treasurer, the comptroller or the collector of
taxes, by whatever name known, of every county in the State or
Baltimore City shall have the right to succeed himself in that office.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws or parts of laws
of this State inconsistent to any degree with the provisions of this
Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Section is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the im-
mediate preservation of the public health and safety, and having
been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-fifths 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.

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.