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pension or salary so long as he remains in such office or position. In
the event that a retired judge serving in any salaried public office or
position as above enumerated, should thereafter relinquish such office
or position and notify the county council and the director of finance
of Montgomery County of such fact, then from and after the date of
such notification the judge shall be entitled to all the benefits as pro-
vided by this subsection. The county council of Montgomery County is
hereby expressly authorized to levy for and pay pensions and salaries,
to such former judges of the People's Court who served on the said
court upon the terms and for the periods as herein provided; and any
such provision heretofore made is hereby ratified and confirmed.

Sec. 3 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved March 23, 1961.

CHAPTER 175
(House Bill 217)

AN ACT to add a new Section 9 (50) to Article 81 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1960 Supplement), title "Rev-
enue and Taxes", sub-title "What Shall Be Taxed and Where", to
follow immediately after Section 9 (49) thereof, providing a tax
exemption for purposes of county taxation in Allegany County for
certain property owned directly or indirectly by a bona fide labor
union or unions, or by any corporation whose capital stock is ex-
clusively owned by any such union or unions, with certain ex-
ceptions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 9 (50) be and it is hereby added to Article 81
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1960 Supple-
ment), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "What Shall be Taxed
and Where", to follow immediately after Section 9 (49) thereof, and
to read as follows:

9.

(50). In Allegany County for purposes of county taxation the
property, real and personal, owned directly or indirectly by any bona
fide labor union or unions, or by any corporation whose capital stock
is exclusively owned by any bona fide labor union or unions, provided,
that such property is used solely for the mutual benefit of its or their
members and not for profit. Any part of such property which is com-

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That nothing in this Act shall

be construed to affect the compensation of the judges and associate
judges of the People's Court of Montgomery Court who are in office

on the effective date of this Act, during the remainder of the terms

in which they respectively then are serving. The increased compen-

sation herein provided which shall take effect as of the beginning of

the term of office of the chief judge and associate judges which com-

mences next after the effective date of this Act.