J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1025

CHAPTER 678
(House Bill 663)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12(a) (41)
of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Clerks of Courts", and Section
277 (m) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Recordation Tax",
relating to an increased recordation tax on certain conveyances
recorded with the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel County and
by reason of such increase providing for percentum of commission
to be received by said clerks for receiving, collecting and paying
over all public money.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12 (a) (41) of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Clerks
of Courts", and Section 277(m) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title
"Recordation Tax", be and the same are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

12.

(a)

41. For receiving, collecting and paying over all public money—
5% except the clerk of the Court of Common Pleas and the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel and Montgomery [County]
Counties, who shall receive 3% commission.; PROVIDED THAT
THE CLERK OF THE COURT FOR ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE 3% OF THE AMOUNT
COLLECTED FROM THE TAX APPLICABLE TO INSTRU-
MENTS RECORDED WITH THE SAID CLERK PURSUANT TO
SECTION 277 (M) OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION) BUT SHALL BE EN-
TITLED TO RECEIVE 5% FOR RECEIVING, COLLECTING
AND PAYING OVER ALL OTHER PUBLIC MONEYS.

277.

(m) The rate of tax applicable to instruments recorded with the
clerk of the Circuit Court for Anne Arundel and Montgomery
[County] Counties shall be as follows:

In the case of instruments conveying title to property, the tax
shall be at the rate of $1.10 for each $500 or fractional part thereof
of the actual consideration paid or to be paid; in the case of instru-
ments securing a debt, the tax shall be at the rate of $1.10 for each
$500 of the principal amount of the debt secured.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

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.
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