1250                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 706

(J) IN ANY TRIBUTARY CREEK, RIVER, OR EMBAYMENT
IN ANY COUNTY, THE AREA OF NATURAL OYSTER BARS
CLOSED IN ANY YEAR UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL NEVER EXCEED THREE PER CENT OF THE
ACREAGE OF NATURAL OYSTER BARS IN THAT TRIBUTARY
CREEK, RIVER, OR EMBAYMENT; AND THE TOTAL AREA
OF NATURAL OYSTER BARS CLOSED OR REMAINING
CLOSED IN ANY TRIBUTARY CREEK, RIVER, OR EMBAY-
MENT OF ANY COUNTY UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS
SECTION SHALL NEVER AT ANY TIME EXCEED SIX PER
CENT OF THE TOTAL ACREAGE OF NATURAL OYSTER BARS
WITHIN THAT TRIBUTARY CREEK, RIVER, OR EMBAY-
MENT.

(K) THE DEPARTMENT IS AUTHORIZED TO CLOSE
WITHOUT THE HOLDING OF A PUBLIC HEARING AND FOR A
TEMPORARY PERIOD NOT TO EXCEED FORTY-FIVE DAYS
ANY NATURAL OYSTER BAR IN CHARLES, ST. MARY'S, OR
CALVERT COUNTIES WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE COM-
MITTEE OF OYSTERMEN ESTABLISHED UNDER THE PRO-
VISIONS OF SUBSECTION (G) OF THIS SECTION.

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

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 706
(House Bill 578)

AN ACT to add new Section 60 A to the Code of Public Local Laws of
Allegany County (1963 Edition, being Article I of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany County," subtitle
"County Commissioners," to follow immediately after Section 60
thereof, to require the Allegany County Historical Society to sub-
mit annually to the Board of County Commissioners of the County
an audit report of the receipts and expenditures of the Society
from whatever source.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 60A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Allegany County (1963 Edition, being Article I
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Allegany
County," subtitle "County Commissioners," to follow immediately
after Section 60 thereof, and to read as follows:

60A.

The Allegany County Historical Society shall submit annually to
the County Commissioners an audit of the receipts and expenditures
from whatever source of the Society, in such form as the County
Commissioners may designate.