J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1395

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 14A be and it is hereby added to Article 89B of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "State Roads,"
subtitle "In General," to follow immediately after Section 14 thereof,
and to read as follows:

14A.

In addition to the maps, plats and their recording provided for in
other Sections of this Article, the State Roads Commission may
prepare mosaic plats of all proposed road construction to be under-
taken by the State of Maryland. Such mosaics may be recorded
among the land records in the several counties of the State and
Baltimore City. The clerks of the courts in the several counties and
Baltimore City shall accept such mosaic plats for recording, without
charge to the State Roads Commission, if the Commission furnishes
such clerks with appropriate record books for such purpose.

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

Approved April 30, 1963.

CHAPTER 659
(House Bill 1048)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 22 of
Article 44A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and
1962 Supplement), title "Housing Authorities," and to repeal and
re-enact, with amendments, Section 5 of Article 44B of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement), title
"Housing Cooperation and Aid," to provide that Housing Authori-
ties shall make payments in lieu of taxes to cities and political
subdivisions in such amount, if any, as may be set by mutual
agreement, and to authorize State public bodies to make such
agreements with Housing Authorities.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 22 of Article 44A of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement), title "Housing Authorities,"
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to
read as follows:

Article 44A

22. Property of authority declared to be public; "Greenbelt" in
Prince George's County.

The property of an authority is declared to be public property
used for essential public and governmental purposes and such prop-
erty and an authority shall be exempt from all taxes and special
assessments of the city, the State or any political subdivision
thereof. [; provided, however, that an authority shall pay to the
city or political subdivision of the State (a) a sum which is fixed
by said city or political subdivision to be paid to it annually by the