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proper when made by the several boards of county commissioners in
the counties or the appeal tax court in Baltimore City. They shall
visit each district of the county or city for which they are appointed
at frequent intervals, obtaining all necessary data and information
as to the valuation and existence of property subject to taxation,
keep posted on sales in the county, with conditions attending said
sales, and report the same and the consideration thereof to the State
[Tax Commission] Department of Assessments and Taxation and
the county commissioners or appeal tax court. From these reports
and the evidence obtainable, it shall be determined by the respective
county commissioners or appeal tax court whether the assessments
against any property or whether any unit of assessment values in
any district shall be changed. In case the data submitted is not satis-
factory either to the State [ Tax Commission] Department of Assess-
ments and Taxation or the county commissioners or appeal tax court
either shall have the power to obtain additional data, and in case the
assessment so determined upon is not satisfactory, the county com-

missioners or the State Tax Commission] Department of Assess-
ments and Taxation or appeal tax court shall order a new valuation.

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

Approved February 27, 1961.

CHAPTER 40

(Senate Bill 77)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 252 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supplement),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Gaming", sub-heading
"Bingo in Baltimore County", to provide for the operation of bingo
in Baltimore County, and to add thereto the organizations who
may conduct or operate the game of bingo.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 252 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1960 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Gam-
ing", sub-heading "Bingo in Baltimore County", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

"(a) Operation of bingo games by certain organizations not pro-
hibited.—Nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to make it
unlawful for any of the following organizations to conduct or oper-
ate the game of bingo for the benefit of charity in Baltimore County,
or in furtherance of the purposes of such organizations, corpora-
tions or volunteer fire companies:

(1) A tax supported volunteer fire company or auxiliary unit of

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.