1014                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 618

(1956 Supplement), title "County Commissioners", sub-title "Public
Roads", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

133. Width of roads; roads opened to public.

All roads opened under the provisions of this article shall be at
least thirty feet wide, and when opened and sufficiently cleared, shall
be public roads. Provided, however, that the county commissioners
of Somerset County may build portions of roads less than thirty
(30) feet wide where, in Smith's Island district and in Fairmount
district on the road leading from the main county highway to the
village of Rumbley, in their discretion, the difficulty or cost of build-
ing the said roads to the full width of thirty (30) feet is unwarrant-
ably great. Provided, further, that the county commissioners of
Anne Arundel County are authorized and empowered to take over
and maintain as public roads all alleys or roads in Anne Arundel
County 20 feet or more in width if such road or alley has been open
or dedicated for use as a road or alley since prior to June 1, 1943
and to take over and maintain as public roads alleys in sub-divisions
platted prior to July 1, 1953, and being of a minimum width of ten
(10) feet; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, IN THE EVENT THAT SAID
ALLEYS IN SAID SUB-DIVISIONS DO NOT SATISFY THE
STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE ROADS
COMMISSION FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING A SHARE
OF THE GASOLINE TAX FUND, THEN THE EXPENSE OF
TAKING OVER AND MAINTAINING SAID ALLEYS SHALL BE
PAID BY A SPECIAL TAX TO BE ESTABLISHED AND LEVIED
ON THE PROPERTY OWNERS IN THE PARTICULAR SUB-
DIVISIONS.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 618
(House Bill 550)

AN ACT to add Section 58B to Article 65 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, (1951 Edition and 1956 Supplement), title "Militia",
to follow immediately after Section 58A thereof, authorizing the
Military Department to acquire by purchase or condemnation cer-
tain real properties lying in the Baltimore Metropolitan Area for
the purpose of constructing armories thereon.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 58B be and it is hereby added to Article 65 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland, (1951 Edition and 1956 Supplement),

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.