J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                              1575

Said Inspector shall have the right at any time, to inspect any
machine internally or externally licensed under this sub-heading, or
the premises where such machines are operated or stored. He shall
have the right to seize any machine or other evidence of violation of
any provision of this sub-heading and to hold the same as evidence
pending trial of the Licensee.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 859

(House Bill 599)

AN ACT to add new Section 252A to Article 24 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Worcester County",
sub-title "Revenue and Taxes', to follow immediately after Section
252 thereof, providing for a partial exemption from all County
real estate taxes for certain persons sixty-five years of age or over
living in said County, the extent and measure of said exemption
and relating generally thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 252A be and it is hereby added to Article 24 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Worcester County", sub-title "Revenue and Taxes", to follow imme-
diately after Section 252 thereof, and to read as follows:

252A.

(a) Every person over the age of 65 years who has been a bona
fide resident of Worcester County for the preceding five TEN years
and whose total gross income is less than two thousand dollars ($2,-
000.00) per year from all sources, and who has legal title or beneficial
title to real property located in Worcester County and who has resided
thereon for the preceding five years and makes such real property
his or her permanent home, shall be entitled to have the sum of two
thousand dollars ($2,000.00) deducted from the assessed valuation
of said property for the purpose of County real estate taxes levied
against said property by the said County; provided, that if said
taxable real estate is owned by tenants by the entirety, only one
such exemption shall be allowed; provided, further, such exemption
shall be allowed only if the combined gross income of said tenants
by the entirety does not exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00)
for any one year; provided, further, that no exemption shall be
granted to any person owning real property assessed for more than
$5,000; or any person having stocks, bonds, bank deposits, savings
accounts, valid notes or mortgages or any other securities and in-

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