J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1315

CHAPTER 603
(House Bill 246)

AN ACT relating to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Plan-
ning Commission; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 55 (b) of Chapter 780 of the Laws of 1959, and amendments
thereto, the purpose of this Act being to permit the Commission
to deduct from its unexpended park tax receipts additional amounts
which are placed in the Commission's self-insurance fund.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 55(b) of Chapter 780 of the Laws of 1959, as amended,
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

55.

(b) The net unexpended balance for each county shall be computed
as in this subsection provided. The Commission shall deduct from its
actual unexpended cash receipts from said park tax an amount equal
to debt service for the next succeeding fiscal year on bonds issued by
it and outstanding with respect to property acquired by it in such
county, plus an amount equal to the Commission's fixed obligations
under contracts the first six months of said county's fiscal year, plus
the amounts credited to the Commission's self-insurance fund, plus
the sum of $200,000.00 with respect to Montgomery County and
$150,000.00 with respect to Prince George's County. The difference
between said two totals shall be the net unexpended balance of the
Commission which the county may credit, as hereinafter provided,
against the amounts payable by that county to the Commission in the
next succeeding fiscal year, pursuant to provisions elsewhere in this
subheading.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency law and necessary for the immediate preservation
of the public health and safety, and being passed upon yea and nay
vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected to each of
the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 604
(House Bill 253)

AN ACT to add new Section 699B to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Prince George's County (1953 Edition), being Article 17 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's
County," subtitle "Gaming," to follow immediately after Section
699A thereof, which section was last amended by Chapter 780 of
the Acts of 1961, to generally prohibit possession of or any interest
in possession of devices or machines in Prince George's County
for which payment of a certain federal gaming tax is required,
and to provide penalties for violations.