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Attorney, which in some respects conflict with the procedures set
forth in Section 574; and

Whereas, It is desirable to remove Section 574 from said Code
of Public Local Laws of Baltimore County (1955 Edition); now,
therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 574 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
County (1955 Edition, being Article 3 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Baltimore County", sub-title "State's
Attorney", sub-heading "General Provisions", be and it is hereby
repealed.

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

Approved March 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 145

(Senate Bill 274)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 338 and
389 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edi-
tion), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-titles "Retail Sales Tax Act"
and "Maryland Use Tax", amending the Retail Sales Tax Act and
the Use Tax Act in order to change the percentage of the gross
sales tax and of the gross use tax, respectively, which may be
credited by the vendors reporting under said Acts against the
amounts payable to the Comptroller; and relating generally to the
credit for the vendor's expense in the collection and remittance of
the retail sales tax and of the use tax.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 338 and 389 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-titles "Re-
tail Sales Tax Act" and "Maryland Use Tax", be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

338.

The vendor shall be entitled to apply and credit against the amount
of tax payable by him, as stated in Section 337 of this sub-title, an
amount equal to [three per cent. (3%)] two per cent (2%) of the
gross tax to be remitted by him to the Comptroller, to cover the
vendor's expense in the collection and remittance of said tax; pro-
vided, however, that nothing contained in this section shall apply
to any vendor who shall fail or refuse to file his return with the

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.