J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                     1059

CHAPTER 727
(Senate Bill 615)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 18A(b)
of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "State Department of Public Welfare", sub-
title "Local Tax Contributions", adding the Donable Foods Pro-
gram and the Food Stamp Act of 1964 to the exemptions under the
provisions of this sub-title.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 18A(b) of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Replacement Volume), title "State Department of Public
Welfare", sub-title "Local Tax Contributions", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments to read as follows:

18A.

(b) This section applies to the following public welfare programs
and activities: (1) Public assistance to the needy blind (with par-
ticular reference to Sections 20 and 27 of Article 30 of this Code);
(2) old age assistance (with particular reference to Sections 10 and
17 of Article 70A of this Code); (3) general public assistance; (4)
aid to permanently and totally disabled; (5) child welfare services;
(6) aid to dependent children (with particular reference to Section
56 of Article 88A of this Code); (7) any other welfare activity
financed in whole or in part by funds of the State or the federal
governments; and (8) administrative, retirement and social security
expenses for public welfare employees (with particular reference
to Sections 13 (b) and 13 (b-1) of Article 88A of this Code). This
section shall not apply to the program of general public assistance
to employables [.] , the Donable Foods Program and the Federal
Stamp Act of 1964 or any amendments thereto, including rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder-: , PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT NOTHING CONTAINED HEREIN SHALL BE SO CON-
STRUED AS TO COMPEL ANY COUNTY OR THE CITY OF
BALTIMORE TO PARTICIPATE IN SAID PROGRAMS OF GEN-
ERAL PUBLIC ASSISTANCE TO EMPLOY EMPLOYABLES,
DONABLE FOODS OR THE FEDERAL STAMP ACT OF 1964.

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

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 728
(Senate Bill 659)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 108(19)
SECTIONS 108 (19) AND 119 (A) of Article 52 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), (1964 REPLACEMENT
VOLUME), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial Magis-
trates System", raising the salary of trial magistrates AND OF
THE SUBSTITUTE TRIAL MAGISTRATE in Somerset County.