190                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 162

of Elections provided for in this article shall receive an annual salary
of [$900, and the said] $600.00. There also shall be a position of
Assistant Clerk to the Board in Wicomico County, with an annual
salary of $300.00. The Supervisors of Elections) shall have the power
to employ an attorney, who shall be a member of the bar of Wicomico
County and who shall also be the attorney for the judges of elections,
and such attorney shall receive an annual salary of $600; the
salaries of said clerks and said attorney to be paid in equal quarterly
installments by the County Commissioners of Wicomico County; pro-
vided, however, that in the event of special elections or special
services rendered the said County Commissioners shall, at the request
and recommendation of the Supervisors of Elections, allow such
additional compensation as they may deem commensurate with such
special services rendered.

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

Approved March 11, 1959.

CHAPTER 162

(Senate Bill 220)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 25 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Garrett County (1957 Edition, being
Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland as
amended by Chapter 612 of the Acts of 1957), title "Garrett
County", sub-title "Auctions", relating to the bond required of
auctioneers in Garrett County and relating generally to auctions
in Garrett County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 25 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Garrett County
(1957 Edition, being Article 12 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland as amended by Chapter 612 of the Acts of 1957), title
"Garrett County", sub-title "Auctions", be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

25.

Any person, firm or corporation which shall hold or conduct regu-
lar weekly or monthly public auctions in Garrett County for the
purpose of holding or offering for sale any livestock, farm products
or other items of personal property shall furnish a bond with cash,
personal or corporate surety as provided by this section. Such bond
shall be in an amount which is not less than ninety per cent (90%)
of the average weekly total sales by such person, firm or corporation
at such auctions in the previous year, the exact amount of which
shall be approved in each instance by the Board of County Commis-

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.