552                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 336

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 9(a) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1962 Supplement), title "Natural Resources", sub-title "In Gen-
eral", subheading "Department of Tidewater Fisheries", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

9.

(a) The Commission shall appoint, with the approval of the Gov-
ernor, a competent person as Director of the Department of Tide-
water Fisheries, who shall be the administrative head of the Depart-
ment and who shall personally direct its operations and activities. The
Director shall devote his full time to the work of the Department and
shall receive such salary as may be provided in the budget. The Di-
rector shall [not] hold office under [or be] and subject to the pro-
visions of Article 64A of this Code, title "Merit System" [, but he
shall hold office at the pleasure of the Commission]. The Director
shall from time to time at the request of the Governor or as may be
necessary, report to the Governor on the functions and operations of
the Department. Wherever reference is made in this article or else-
where in the laws of this State to the chairman of the Commission of
Tidewater Fisheries, it shall hereafter mean the Director of the De-
partment of Tidewater Fisheries.

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

Approved April 17, 1963.

CHAPTER 336
(Senate Bill 38)

AN ACT to repeal Section 197 of the Charter and Public Local Laws
of Baltimore City (1949 Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Baltimore City," sub-title
"Bills of Exchange and Promissory Notes" and to repeal said sub-
title, repealing an unnecessary local law of Baltimore City con-
cerning the presentation for payment in Baltimore City of certain
bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, or promissory notes.

Whereas, in Section 197 of the Public Local Laws of Baltimore
City there is a provision concerning the computation of interest on
certain bills of exchange, bank checks, drafts, or promissory notes;
and

Whereas, the provisions of this section are covered in Sections 9
and 13 of Article 13 of the Annotated Code; and

Whereas, the provision in the local laws of Baltimore City should
be repealed in order that all laws relating to negotiable instruments
be as in Article 13 of the Annotated Code of Maryland; now there-
fore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 197 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore