J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                      637

jury and perform such other acts and duties in relation to the grand
jury as are necessary and proper. [The salaries of the State's At-
torney and of the deputy and assistant State's attorneys include
such services as any of them perform before or in behalf of the
judges of the Circuit Court, justices of the peace or judges of the
People's Court of the county in preliminary hearings or trials in
criminal cases.]

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

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 444
(House Bill 945)

AN ACT to add new Section 123A to the Code of Public Local Laws
of Kent County (1959 Edition, being Article 15 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Kent County," subtitle
"County Commissioners," to follow immediately after Section 123
thereof, to create a Kent County Governmental Study Committee
COMMISSION to study the governmental structure of Kent
County, to provide for the appointment and qualifications of its
members, to require it to report promptly, and to provide funds
for the purposes of the Committee COMMISSION.

Whereas, Kent County has experienced significant changes in
recent years by way of increased population and otherwise, and is
on the threshold of even more changes in the name of progress; and

WHEREAS, The needs of the people, among other services, for public
works including roads, storm sewer and water facilities will be in-
creased and will require efficient governmental servicing; and

Whereas, Such changes have cast doubt upon the adequacy of the
existing structure or form of County government to meet present
and future needs, especially in view of the threat of reapportionment
in the General Assembly; and

Whereas, Proposals have been advanced for a change in the
present structure or form of government; and

Whereas, It is realized that basic changes in government should
not be entered into lightly or on the basis of immediate present need,
but should be made for generations; and

Whereas, It is deemed desirable to have a study made first to
determine what changes, if any, in the structure or form of the present
County government or public work system should be made to best
satisfy these needs and to prepare, if possible, specific recommenda-
tions as to the actual content of any modification of the present
structure or of the new instrument of government; now, therefore

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 123A be and it is hereby added to the Code of