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Article 66C, and for which the owner or a predecessor in title has
permanently conveyed or assigned to the state, local or federal
government, an easement or other interest in the land which limits
the use thereof in such manner as to preserve its open character in
perpetuity.

(b)  In order to encourage and assist the preservation of open
spaces, the board of county commissioners or county council of every
county in this State and the Mayor and City Council, by whatever
name known, of every municipal corporation in this State, by resolu-
tion or ordinance enacted under its usual procedure therefor, may
provide a tax credit as to property taxes imposed upon real property
in the particular political subdivision which is determined to be
an "open space or area." The tax credit may be in an amount up
to 50%. All determinations made by the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, or the Department of Forests and
Parks as to the character of any place as an "open area" or "open
space" shall be conclusive for the purposes of this section upon accept-
ance of the conveyance, assignment, or other evidence of any restric-
tion as mentioned in this Section by the Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission, or Department of Forests and Parks,
provided, however, that such acceptance shall contain a statement
of the finding that such property is an "open area" or "open space."
In the event that such conveyance, assignment or other such restric-
tion is made to the federal government, or any agency thereof, the
determination of whether the property involved, constitutes an "open
area" or "open space" shall be made by the State Department of
Forests and Parks.

(c)   The county or municipality may further provide for the pro-
cedure and conditions applying to any such tax credit.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 671
(Senate Bill 618)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, SECTION 11 (A)
OF ARTICLE 36 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARY-
LAND (1964 SUPPLEMENT), TITLE "FEES OF OFFICERS",
SUB-TITLE "BAILIFFS AND CRIERS"; AND TO REPEAL
AND RE-ENACT, WITH AMENDMENTS, Section 25 (a) of
Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Juries", sub-title "Qualifications and Selection of
Jurors", and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 146
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Somerset County (1963
Edition, being Article 20 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Somerset County", sub-title "Jurors", increasing
the daily attendance fee paid to jurors in Somerset County and
deleting the reference to mileage in the Code of Public Local Laws