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the case may be, shall have one-half. If there be a surviving husband
or widow, as the case may be, and no child or descendant of the
intestate, and no parent, but the said intestate shall leave a brother
or sister or child of descendant of a brother or sister, the surviving
husband or widow, as the case may be, shall take [Two Thousand]
Four Thousand Dollars [($2,000.00)] ($4,000.00) or its equivalent in
property, or any interest therein, at its appraised value, and one-
half of the residue.

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

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 718
(House Bill 892)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, Section 146 (d) of Article 2B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic
Beverages", sub-title "Board of License Commissioners", increas-
ing the salary of the Chairman and the members of the Board of
License Commissioners in Baltimore City.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 146 (d) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Alcoholic Beverages", sub-title "Board
of License Commissioners", be and it is hereby repealed and re-
enacted to read as follows:

146. (d) (Baltimore City.) In Baltimore City, the Chairman of
the Board shall receive an annual salary of Eight Thousand Dollars
($8,000.00), [Seven Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($7,500.00),]
and the other members of the Board shall receive an annual salary
of Six Thousand Five Hundred Dollars ($6,500.00), [Five Thousand
Dollars ($5,000.00),]. The Board shall appoint an Executive Secre-
tary who shall be a resident of Baltimore City and whose salary shall
be fixed by the Board, subject to the approval of the Board of Esti-
mates of Baltimore City.

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

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 719
(House Bill 894)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 47 (a) of
Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930

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.