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and Programming and Scheduling of Highway Projects", to follow
immediately after Section 211-L thereof, and to read as follows:

211-M.

Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 211-J, 211-K and 211-L
of this Article, the State Roads Commission is authorized, to perform
all of the highway construction and reconstruction projects in Cal-
vert, Charles and St. Mary's Counties, which projects are included in
the document entitled "Highway Construction Program, Fiscal Years
1965 through 1970" (six year program), and scheduled to be com-
pleted or placed under contract within six years from June 1, 1964
to four years from June 1, 1964. The Commission is further author-
ized to prepare a program showing when engineering work will be
started and the estimated time right of way acquisition is scheduled
to commence on the projects in such six year program not previously
scheduled in such counties. It is hereby determined that the legisla-
tive intent is that all of the projects for such counties listed in such
six year program shall be completed or construction commenced by
June 30, 1968. Such programs, when approved by the Com/mission,
and showing projects and construction dates shall be distributed to
each member of the General Assembly representing such counties
and to each Board of County Commissioners of such counties on or
before July 1, 1965, and the members of the General Assembly and
the County Commissioners shall have the same right of approval or
substitution under the same conditions as provided in Section 211-J
of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 725
(Senate Bill 470)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 10 of
Article 21 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and
1964 Supplement), title "Conveyancing", sub-title "Conveyances
in General", making applicable to Baltimore City the requirements
that property shall be transferred on the assessment books or
records before any deed may be recorded, that all public taxes
be paid prior to such transfer on the assessment books or records
and that the person submitting the deed for transfer on the
assessment books or records shall on request furnish a statement
of the buildings and improvements, if any, upon the land con-
veyed by such deed.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 10 of Article 21 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1964 Supplement), title "Conveyancing", sub-
title "Conveyances in General", be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: