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of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction before a trial magistrate or
the Circuit Court of Harford County shall be fined Twenty-Five
Dollars ($25.00), and upon a second conviction, shall be fined not
less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) nor more than Two Hundred
Dollars ($200.00).

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

Approved March 23, 1961.

THAT SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE 89B OF THE ANNOTATED
CODE OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION), TITLE "STATE
ROADS", SUB-TITLE "IN GENERAL", BE AND IT IS HEREBY
REPEALED AND RE-ENACTED, WITH AMENDMENTS; AND
THAT NEW SECTION 18(H) BE AND IT IS HEREBY ADDED
TO ARTICLE 64A OF SAID CODE, TITLE "MERIT SYSTEM",
TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECTION 18 (G), ALL TO
READ as follows:

(b) If the applicant satisfies said Commission (1) that he has
been continuously employed in maintaining State roads and/or county
roads, or on roadside beautification work, under State supervision

CHAPTER 169
(House Bill 153)

AN ACT to repeal and re enact, with amendments, Section 5 (b) of
Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition)
"title "State Roads", sub title "In General",' providing that highway
maintenance mens shall become members of the Classified Service.

AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS,
SECTION 5 OF ARTICLE 89B OF THE ANNOTATED CODE
OF MARYLAND (1957 EDITION), TITLE "STATE ROADS",
SUB-TITLE "IN GENERAL"; AND TO ADD A NEW SECTION
18(H) TO ARTICLE 64A OF SAID CODE, TITLE "MERIT
SYSTEM", TO FOLLOW IMMEDIATELY AFTER SECTION
18 (G), ADDING THE CLASSIFICATION OF "HIGHWAY
MAINTENANCE MAN" IN THE EMPLOYMENT OF THE
STATE ROADS COMMISSION TO THE CLASSIFIED SERVICE
OF THE STATE UNDER THE LAW APPLICABLE THERETO;
PROVIDING THAT PERSONS EMPLOYED IN THIS CLASSI-
FICATION ON JUNE 1, 1961 SHALL BECOME PART OF THE
CLASSIFIED SERVICE WITHOUT FURTHER EXAMINA-
TION AND RELATING TO THE SAID CLASSIFICATION AND
TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
THERETO.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

land, (1957 Edition), title "State Roads", sub title "In General", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read

5.