Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    847

(4)  ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS, REQUIR-
ING AS A MINIMUM QUALIFICATION AT LEAST FIVE YEARS
OF SERVICE AS A SENIOR ASSESSOR.

(5)  THE STATE TAX COMMISSION MAY IN ITS DISCRE-
TION DETERMINE EQUIVALENT EDUCATIONAL OR EX-
PERIENCE QUALIFICATIONS TO STAND IN LIEU OF ALL
OR PART OF THE MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS SET FORTH
ABOVE IN THIS SUB-SECTION.

(B)  THE POSITIONS OF SENIOR ASSESSOR AND OF AS-
SISTANT SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS SHALL NOT BE
SET UP IN CLASS D AND CLASS E COUNTIES (FOLLOWING
THE CLASSIFICATION ITEMIZED IN SECTION 234 ABOVE).

(C)   THE NUMBER AND GRADE OF POSITIONS IN ANY
COUNTY OR THE CITY OF BALTIMORE SHALL BE AS DETER-
MINED BY THE STATE TAX COMMISSION FROM TIME TO
TIME AFTER CONSULTATION WITH THE COUNTY COMMIS-
SIONERS OR COUNTY COUNCIL, AND THE SUPERVISOR OF
ASSESSMENTS, IN THE PARTICULAR COUNTY OR WITH
THE MAYOR AND DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
ASSESSMENTS OF BALTIMORE CITY.

(D)  SALARY RANGES FOR THE SEVERAL POSITIONS DE-
SCRIBED ABOVE IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE AS FOLLOWS:

ASSESSOR'S AIDES................................ $3,500 to $4,000

ASSESSORS ................................................ 4,000 to 5,000

SENIOR ASSESSORS................................ 5,000 to 6,000

ASSISTANT SUPERVISORS .................. 6,000 to 7,000

ASSISTANT SUPERVISOR

(CLASS A JURISDICTION)................ 7,000 to 8,000

A PERSON HOLDING THE POSITION OF ASSESSOR'S AIDE
SHALL COVER THE SALARY RANGE BETWEEN THE MINI-
MUM AND MAXIMUM FIGURES IN TWO YEARS, RECEIVING
ONE-HALF OF THE DIFFERENTIAL AT THE END OF EACH
OF THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF SERVICE. PERSONS HOLD-
ING ANY OF THE THREE OTHER POSITIONS SHALL COVER
THE SALARY RANGE BETWEEN THE MINIMUM AND MAXI-
MUM FIGURES IN FIVE YEARS, RECEIVING ONE-FIFTH OF
THE DIFFERENTIAL AT THE END OF EACH OF THE FIRST
FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE.

(E)   THE SALARIES OF ALL PERSONS COMING UNDER
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE PAID BY
THE SEVERAL COUNTIES AND THE MAYOR AND CITY
COUNCIL OF BALTIMORE CITY. A SUM EQUIVALENT TO
SIXTY PER CENTUM (60%) OF THE ANNUAL SALARY, AC-
CORDING TO THE RESPECTIVE SALARY RANGES SPECI-
FIED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL BE PAID BY THE COMP-
TROLLER FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND FROM GENERAL
FUNDS TO THE SEVERAL COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE, SUCH PAYMENTS TO BE MADE TO THE COUN-
TIES AND BALTIMORE CITY QUARTERLY. THE SEVERAL
COUNTIES AND BALTIMORE CITY ARE HEREBY DIRECTED
TO LEVY ANNUALLY SUCH SUMS AS MAY BE REQUIRED
TO PAY THE REMAINING FORTY PER CENTUM (40%) OF
SAID SALARIES.