SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1281

45.

The board of county commissioners of the several counties in this
State shall, ex officio, constitute a local board of health for their
respective counties and shall have and exercise all the duties of a
board of health as provided in this article except in cases where
the charter of any city or town in the state contains provisions
inconsistent therewith.

The foregoing exception shall not apply to rules and regulations
adopted and published by the local board of health of Montgomery
County. They shall be effective within all cities, towns, villages and
special taxing [districts] areas within Montgomery County [.]
unless such city, town, village and special taxing area has pursuant
to its charter authority adopted ordinances, rules, or regulations
covering the same subject matter and containing equal or more re-
strictive requirements and has provided for the enforcement of such
ordinances, rules, or regulations.

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

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 641
(House Bill 1146)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 39 of
Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume), title "General Assembly," subtitle "Legislative Council,"
authorizing the Legislative Council to receive certain gifts, grants,
contributions and research funds and providing for the purposes
for which these funds may be expended.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 39 of Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume), title "General Assembly," subtitle
"Legislative Council," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

39.

The expenditures of the Legislative Council shall be as provided
in the budget from time to time. In addition, the Council may accept
gifts, grants, contributions, and research funds from any public or
private department or agency for purposes related to the work and
activities of the Council or of any of its committees and subcommit-
ties, and it may expend these funds for those purposes.

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

Approved April 21, 1967.