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persons to the effect that they have personal knowledge as to the
value of boats of the type of the particular boat involved and that
the value of said boat does not exceed [$500.00] $1,500.00 shall
be sufficient evidence as to the value of the boat to warrant the
transfer of the registration certificate.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 586
(House Bill 332)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Subsection (d) of
Section 1 (51) of Chapter 780 of the Laws of Maryland, 1959,
(being also Section 59-56, Title "Park and Planning Commission,"
subtitle "Tax Levies Generally," Code of Public Local Laws, Prince
George's County, 1963 Edition, and Section 70-62, title "Maryland-
National Capital Park and Planning Commission," subtitle "Tax
Levies Generally," Montgomery County Code, 1965 Edition), as the
same was last amended by Chapter 604 of the Laws of Maryland,
1965, to remove therefrom the limit placed upon discretionary
park taxes which may be levied by the Montgomery County Coun-
cil and the Prince George's County Commissioners AND TO
CLARIFY THE PROVISIONS THEREOF CONCERNING THE
APPLICATION OF THIS SECTION TO THE UPPER MONT-
GOMERY COUNTY METROPOLITAN DISTRICT.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Subsection (d) of Section 1 (51) of Chapter 780 of the Laws of
Maryland, 1959, as amended, be, and is hereby, repealed and re-
enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

51.

(d) Taxes authorized in Montgomery and Prince George's Coun-
ties. The County Council of Montgomery County and the County
Commissioners of Prince George's County are authorized in their
discretion to levy an ad valorem tax [not exceeding seven cents
(7¢)] in Prince George's County and [not exceeding seven cents
(7¢)] in Montgomery County annually, in addition to all other
taxes now levied, for the benefit of and on behalf of the Commis-
sion, upon all of the property within the Metropolitan District
now assessed for County taxation purposes, as the Metropolitan Dis-
trict is now defined or may hereafter be defined at the time of the
levy, excepting therefrom that portion of Montgomery County desig-
nated as the Upper Montgomery County Metropolitan District by
Section 22A of this subtitle. The County Council and the County
Commissioners are authorized to pay the aggregate amount collected
by said tax to the Commission as they now pay other funds collected
by taxation for the benefit of the Commission. The proceeds of the
tax shall be expended by the Commission for the acquisition, main-