1348                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 851

9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles
County," subtitle "Trailers and Trailer Parks," to follow im-
mediately after Section 262 thereof, to provide for the regulation,
licensing and taxing of trailer coaches and trailer coach parks in
Charles County and providing penalties for violation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 263 be and it is hereby added to the Code of Public
Local Laws of Charles County (1959 Edition and 1964 Supplement,
being Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Charles County," subtitle "Trailers and Trailer Parks," to follow
immediately after Section 262 thereof, and to read as follows:

263.

(a)   Definitions.

(1)  "Park" means trailer coach park.

(2)  "Person" means any natural individual, firm, trust, partner-
ship, association or corporation.

(3)   "Trailer Coach" means any vehicle or similar portable struc-
ture having no foundation other than wheels, jacks or skirting and so
designed or constructed as to permit occupancy for dwelling or sleep-
ing purposes.

(4) "Trailer Coach Park" means any plot of ground upon which
any trailer coach occupied for dwelling or sleeping purposes, is
located, regardless of whether or not a charge is made for such an
accommodation.

(5) "Trailer Coach Space" means a plot of ground within a trailer
coach park designed for the accommodation of one trailer coach.

(b)  It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate
within Charles County, any trailer coach park unless such person shall
first obtain a license therefor. All trailer coach parks in existence
upon the effective date of this section shall within 90 days thereafter
obtain such license and in all other respects comply fully with the
requirements of this section.

(c)   The annual license fee for each trailer coach park shall be
$25.00 for each block of 25 trailer coach spaces or fraction thereof;
for each block of 50 to 100, $50., and for each block of 100 trailer
coach spaces or fraction thereof, $100. In no event shall the fee be
more than $100.

In addition to the annual license fee, there shall be paid an occu-
pancy tax commencing July 1,1965, for each trailer space occupied of
$2.00 per month, said occupancy tax to be pro-rated for any period of
occupancy of less than one month. This license fee shall be applicable
to all trailers in any trailer coach park and any trailer located on
rented property. The tax shall be collected by the owner of the trailer
coach park or the owner of the land who shall collect the tax monthly
and remit it to the county commissioners not later than the 20th day
of the following month.

The fee for the transfer of a license shall be $5.00 and shall be
transmitted to the county commissioners before the transfer of license
is effective. In addition, no transfer of license shall be effective until