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pointed to the boards from each county (except Anne Arundel and
Allegany counties) shall be six years.

17B.

The County Board of Education for Worcester County shall be
composed of five members. The members of said Board on June 1,
1968, shall continue to hold their office for the terms for which they
were appointed. The Governor shall appoint on June 1, 1963, two
additional members of said Board to serve until the first Monday in
May, 1969., ONE OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE
UNTIL THE FIRST MONDAY IN MAY, 1966, AND THE OTHER
OF WHOM SHALL BE APPOINTED TO SERVE UNTIL THE
FIRST MONDAY IN MAY, 1968. Except as otherwise provided in
this section, the said Board shall be subject to the provisions of
Section 6 of this article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 555
(Senate Bill 245)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 566 of
Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Health", sub-title "Hospitals", authorizing the Board of
County Commissioners or County Council of every county to co-
operate in the construction and reconstruction of hospitals and
related facilities, within the terms of this sub-title, by contributing
a portion of the cost thereof, authorizing this portion of the cost
to be paid from general funds or borrowed funds, and providing
for the duty of the State Board of Health on any such project.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 566 of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Health", sub-title "Hospitals", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

566.

(a)  The State Board of Health is hereby designated as the sole
agency to represent the State of Maryland for the purposes of Part C,
Title VI of the Public Health Service Act, as enacted by Public Law
725 of the 79th Congress of the United States, and all amendments
thereof and additions thereto, providing grants to states for the
construction and reconstruction of hospitals and related facilities.
There is hereby conferred upon the State Board of Health the powers
necessary for it to comply with the provisions relating to the sole
State agency representing the State of Maryland for the purposes
stated in Part C of said Public Law 725 and all amendments thereof
and additions thereto, and contained in any part of said Title VI of
Public Law 725, and all amendments thereof and additions thereto.

(b)   The Board of County Commissioners or County Council of