1102                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 624

461G.

The annual salary of the public defender shall be set at the dis-
cretion of the Board of County Commissioners of Harford County
between the amounts of five thousand dollars ($5,000.00) and Ten
thousand dollars ($10,000.00) FIXED BY THE COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS and he shall be reimbursed for such incidental ex-
penses as he may incur in the official course of his duties, provided
that he has secured the prior approval of the Board of County Com-
missioners before incurring such expenses. The Board of County
Commissioners may, in its discretion, fix as a condition of employ-
ment or continued employment that the Public Defender may not
engage in the private practice of law while holding office.

461H.

Nothing contained herein shall preclude a court, on its own mo-
tion, or upon application by the public defender or by the indigent
defendant, from appointing an attorney other than the public de-
fender to represent such defendant or to assist in the representation
of such defendant at any stage of the proceedings or on appeal. If
such attorney is appointed, he will be compensated by the order of
the Circuit Court in amounts which shall be at the discretion of the
Court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 624
(House Bill 575)

AN ACT to add new section 16-47 under the new subheading "Rede-
velopment—Urban Renewal," to the Charter of the Town of Colmar
Manor as said charter is contained in the Code of Public Local
Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition, as amended, being
Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland) title
"Prince George's County," subtitle "Colmar Manor," to authorize
and empower the Mayor and City Council of Colmar Manor to carry
out urban renewal projects and the redevelopment and rehabilita-
tion of slum or blighted areas, including the acquisition of prop-
erty for such purposes with certain provisions in regard to such
acquisition by the exercise of the power of eminent domain; declar-
ing such activities to constitute functions in furtherance of which
the Mayor and City Council of Colmar Manor may exercise the
power of taxation, spend public funds and extend public credit;
granting to the Mayor and City Council of Colmar Manor certain
additional powers and authority necessary or proper to carry into
full force or effect the powers hereinabove mentioned and to place
certain restrictions and limitations on certain powers granted.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That eleven new sections be and they are hereby added to the Charter