1196                               Laws of Maryland                         [Ch. 774

CHAPTER 774
(House Bill 717)

AN ACT to add new Section 1198B to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's
County", sub-title "Municipalities", to follow immediately after
Section 1198A thereof and under a new sub-heading "Reimburse-
ment for Municipal Services", providing for payment from general
revenues of Prince George's County to municipal corporations in

said County of certain amounts, as specified, in lieu of a tax

differential on property within incorporated areas and in reim-
bursement for service contributions by municipal governments to
the County and relating generally to municipalities in the
County. "REVIEW OF FISCAL AFFAIRS", PROVIDING FOR
APPOINTMENT OF A COMMITTEE TO STUDY FISCAL
MATTERS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY CONCERNING
MUNICIPALITIES AND PUBLIC AGENCIES AND BOARDS
IN RELATION TO COUNTY REVENUE BASES AND THE
COST OF FURNISHING MUNICIPAL AND GOVERNMENTAL
SERVICES, AND THE NEED FOR SAME, AND RELATING
GENERALLY TO FISCAL MATTERS IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 1198B be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1953 Edition, being
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Prince George's County", sub-title "Municipalities", said new sec-
tion to follow immediately after Section 1198A thereof, under a new
sub-heading "Reimbursement for Municipal Services" "REVIEW
OF FISCAL AFFAIRS", and to read as follows:

Reimbursement for Municipal Services
REVIEW OF FISCAL AFFAIRS

1198B. The Board of County Commissioners of Prince George's
County shall pay, or cause to be paid, from the general revenues

of the County, annually, beginning July, 1960, to the municipal

corporations, subject to the provisions of Article 11E of the Consti-

tution and within said County, a sum of money equal to the sum

which would be produced by a levy of $20 per $100 on the total

of real property, assessed for County general tax purposes, situated

within the corporate limits of the several municipal corporations of

the county.

Nothing contained herein is to be construed as authorizing the
Board of County Commissioners to levy such a tax specially on prop-
erty situated within corporate limits of municipal corporations. The

general property tax of the County is to remain uniform as between

propery within and without municipal corporate limits.

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.