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merit system as to specifications and salaries related thereto for the
supervisor of assessments, but the portion of said salary to be paid
by the State shall be limited to 60% of the amount required to be
paid to a supervisor of assessments in Class B counties, according
to the applicable scale of the Maryland State employees standard
salary scale as provided for above in this section.

237.

(q) [Effective as of July 1, 1965,] Prince George's County shall
levy and pay a sum equal to the amounts prescribed by the Merit
Board of Prince George's County, which shall establish within the
merit system classifications adequately reflecting the qualifications,
knowledge and skill of the various classes of assessors, and which
shall be competitive in salary with those elsewhere paid for similar
qualifications, knowledge and skill [Prince George's County merit
system for grade A-13, to the assistant supervisor of assessments;
grade A-12 to the field supervisor of assessments; grade A-11, to all
senior assessors; grade A-10 to all assessors and grade A-8 to all
assessors aides], but the portion of said salary to be paid by the
State shall be limited to 60% of the amounts required to be paid
according to the applicable scale of Maryland State employees stand-
ard salary scale as otherwise provided in this section.

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

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 628
(House Bill 788)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 18 of
Article 11 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition
and 1965 Supplement), title "Banks and Trust Companies," sub-
title "Bank Commissioner," and Sections 75 and 108F of said
Article, and title, subtitle "General Regulations;" and to repeal
and re-enact, with amendments, the following sections of Article
27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1965
Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "I. Crimes
and Punishments,": Sections 1 and 2, subheading "Abduction"
SECTION 7, SUBHEADING "ARSON AND BURNING";
Section 11B, subheading "Assault on Police"; Section 131, sub-
heading "Embezzling Property and Writings"; Section 140, sub-

heading "False Pretenses, Bad Checks, Etc."; Section 173, sub-

heading "Fraud—Conversion of Money on Securities"; Section
215, subheading "Fraud—Rehypothocation of Personal Securi-

ties"; Section 229, subheading "Fraud—Neglect to Deliver Draft,

Draft, for Merchandise stored"; Section 300(b), subheading
"Health—Narcotic Drugs"; Section 349, subheading "Larceny—
Horses on Vehicles"; and Section 366, subheading "Lotteries";

and to add new Section 727 to to Article 27 of the Annotate Code

of Maryland, (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments," to

follow immediately after Section 726 thereof and to be under the

new subtitle "IV. Felonies and Misdemeanors," providing a for-