Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    441

CHAPTER 341
(House Bill 455)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 238 (a) of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Anne Arundel County (1947
Edition), being Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Anne Arundel County", sub-title "County Com-
missioners", sub-heading "Garbage Disposal Zones", as said Sec-
tion was amended by Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1953, clarifying
the provisions concerning the levy and collection of unit service
charges for the removal of garbage, ashes, trash and other waste
matter within certain portions of Anne Arundel County and vali-
dating and confirming in all respects any such unit service charges
heretofore imposed were made under the provisions of Chapter 716
of 1953 as if made under the provisions of said Section 238 (a)
as herein amended.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 238 (a) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Anne
Arundel County (1947 Edition), being Article 2 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Anne Arundel County", sub-
title "County Commissioners", sub-heading "Garbage Disposal
Zones", as said section was amended by Chapter 716 of the Acts of
1953, be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

238. (a) The County Commissioners of Anne Arundel County are
hereby authorized to establish garbage zones within each of the
several election districts of the county except the Sixth Election
District (City of Annapolis). The County Commissioners are
further authorized to establish schedules of service charges to be
made to each household or commercial unit for the removal of
garbage, ashes, trash and other waste matter. These unit service
charges shall be sufficient to defray the cost of removal of said
garbage, ashes, trash and other waste matter in each established
garbage zone. Said service charges shall be levied and collected
from the owner of the real estate, as county taxes now are, or may
hereafter be, by law levied and collected, and shall have the same
priority rights, bear the same interest and penalties and in every
respect be treated the same as county taxes. The County Commis-
sioners are further authorized to have this removal made by county
employees or to contract for said removal by an independent con-
tractor or contractors for such periods and upon such terms as they
may establish.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the levy and collection of
any such unit service charges heretofore imposed or made under the
provisions of Chapter 716 of the Acts of 1953, be and the same are
hereby validated and confirmed in all respects as if made under the
provisions of said Section 238 (a) as herein amended.

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.