J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                             907

CHAPTER 599
(House Bill 169)

AN ACT to add new Section 9-76 to Chapter 9 of the Public Local
Laws of Anne Arundel County (1957 Edition), being Article 2 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "ANNE ARUN-
DEL COUNTY", SUB-TITLE "Finance and Taxation", sub-title
SUB-HEADING "Assessment and Levy", to follow immediately
after Section 9-75 thereof, providing for a deduction from assess-
ment for the purpose of county real estate taxes for certain persons
in Anne Arundel County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 9-76 be and it is hereby added to Chapter 9 of the
Public Local Laws of Anne Arundel County (1957 Edition), being
Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "ANNE
ARUNDEL COUNTY", SUB-TITLE "Finance and Taxation", sub-
title SUB-HEADING "Assessment and Levy", to follow immediately
after Section 9-75 thereof, and to read as follows:

9 76. Deduction from certain assessments.

Every person over sixty-five (65) years of age who has been a

bona fide resident of Anne Arundel County for the preceding five (5)
years and whose total gross income is less than three thousand dollars
per year from all sources and who owns real property located in Anne
Arundel County and who makes the same his or her permanent home,

shall be entitled to have the sum of thirty-five hundred dollars de-

ducted from the assessed valuation of said property for the purpose
of county real estate taxes levied against said property by the county
commissioners of Anne Arundel County, provided, however, that this
exemption shall not apply to any property where the aggregate in-

come of all persons owning the said property is in excess of three

thousand dollars in a calendar year; and provided further that no

person receiving public or public welfare assistance benefits shall be
eligible for this exemption; and provided further that if said taxable

real estate is owned by tenants by the entirety, only one such exemp-

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.

tion 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 three thousand dollars for any one year ;

provided further, that such exemption shall be allowed if either one

or both of said tenants by the entirety are sixty-five (65) years of

age or more, or if either one or both of said tenants by the entirety

makes the same his or her permanent home and has been a bona fide

resident of Anne Arundel County for the preceeding five (5) years ;

provided further, however, that only one such exemption shall be

allowed on any real estate taxable hereunder.

9-76.

EVERY PERSON OVER THE AGE OF 65 YEARS WHO HAS
BEEN A BONA FIDE RESIDENT OF ANNE ARUNDEL COUN-