J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      577

CHAPTER 402
(House Bill 573)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 32
(a-1) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Charles County (1964
Supplement, being Article 9 of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Maryland), title "Charles County," subtitle "Circuit Court,"
as added by Chapter 862 of the Acts of 1961; to increase the
maximum salary payable to the official court reporter for the
Circuit Court for Charles County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 32 (a-1) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Charles
County (1964 Supplement, being Article 9 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland), title "Charles County," subtitle "Circuit
Court," as added by Chapter 862 of the Acts of 1961, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

32.

(a-1) In addition to the provisions of subsection (a) above, the
judge of the Seventh Judicial Circuit resident in Charles County
is authorized to appoint an official court reporter for the Circuit
Court for Charles County at a salary to be fixed by the County
Commissioners of Charles County on the recommendation of the
resident judge of the County not to exceed the sum of [$6,500.]
$7,000 annually. The County Commissioners shall be responsible
for a sum equal to one-third of the salary of the court reporter.
The clerk of the court shall pay the salary to the court reporter
either monthly or semi-monthly out of the fees of office collected
by the clerk. The clerk shall prior to May 1 of each year submit
a voucher to the County Commissioners for payment of the one-
third of the salary for which the County Commissioners are
responsible and the Commissioners shall reimburse the clerk by no
later than the above date.

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

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 403
(House Bill 574)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 48 (b)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Supple-
ment), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "When Taxes are
Payable," to remove a mandatory requirement for the granting
of discounts on the prepayment of local taxes in Charles County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 48 (b) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary-