100                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 92

Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Frederick County,"
subtitle "Chapter 8. Finance and Taxation," subheading "Article I.
In General," be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, to
read as follows:

8-3.

The county commissioners shall annually, on or before the first day
of [May] June in each year, levy upon the taxable property of
the county, the state and county taxes to be due and collectible in the
manner and at the time provided by law, the state taxes for the
purpose of paying the taxes due the state and the county taxes
for the purpose of paying and defraying the expenses, charges,
obligations and expenditures to be created as hereinafter set forth,
incident to and necessary for the conduct of the affairs of the county
and the operation and maintenance of its government.

8-5.

After the board of estimates has carefully ascertained all of the
various estimates and fixed them in such amounts as they think or
consider proper, the county commissioners shall, on or before the
first day of [May] June, levy, in accordance with law, upon all of
the taxable property of the county and upon all property subject to
taxation therein, the aggregate amount of such estimates, less any
revenue certain to be paid the county during the ensuing fiscal year
from sources other than the levy and property to be appropriated
toward such estimates and less any surplus carried over, as other-
wise provided in this Code. In addition thereto, they may levy not
more than ten thousand dollars, which additional sum shall be added
to the total of estimates and included in the levy. No other sum
of money shall be levied at all. Such levy of taxes made shall be-
come due and payable and shall be collected in the manner and at the
times fixed by law. The additional sum of ten thousand dollars or
so much thereof as may be levied shall be an emergency fund to be
used for emergency purposes and shall be dedicated and appro-
priated to meet any unexpected demand which may arise after the
tax levy has been made.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety, and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members
elected to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same
shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 24, 1967.

CHAPTER 92
(House Bill 302)

AN ACT to add new Section 258A to Article 27 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments,"
subtitle "Gaming," to follow immediately after Section 258 thereof,