1568                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 719

CHAPTER 719
(House Bill 132)

AN ACT to repeal Section 18 of Article 57 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement),
as amended by Chapters 111, 226, and 913 of the Acts of 1965,
title "Limitations of Actions," and to repeal Section 18 of Article
57 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume
and 1966 Supplement), as amended by Chapter 164 of the Acts
of 1966, title "Limitations of Actions," and to enact new Section
18 in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the sections repealed,
providing that notice is required of claims against certain coun-
ties within six months ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS
after injury or damage is sustained and limiting the time for notice
to ninety (90) days in certain other counties TO REQUIRE THE
PRESENTING OF WRITTEN NOTICE TO CERTAIN COUN-
TIES AND TO MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS IN THE STATE
AS A CONDITION TO THE MAKING OF CERTAIN CLAIMS
FOR INJURY OR DAMAGE AGAINST THE PARTICULAR
COUNTY OR ANY MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND TO
SPECIFY THE MANNER AND TIME OF PRESENTING SUCH
CLAIMS.

Whereas, the General Assembly in enacting Chapter 164 of the
Acts of 1966 to include St. Mary's County in Section 18 of Article 57
of the Code apparently ignored the existence of Chapters 111, 226,
and 913 of the Acts of 1965; and

Whereas, the codifier in attempting to reconcile the existence
of Chapters 111, 226, and 913 of the Acts of 1965 with the existence
of Chapter 164 of the Acts of 1966 included two sections numbered
18 in Article 57 of the Code (1966 Supplement); now therefore,

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 18 of Article 57 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), as amended by
Chapters 111, 226, and 913 of the Acts of 1965, title "Limitations
of Actions," and Section 18 of Article 57 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1966 Supplement), as
amended by Chapter 164 of the Acts of 1966, title "Limitations of
Actions," be and they are hereby repealed, and that new Section 18
be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of
the sections repealed, and to read as follows:

18.

No action shall be maintained and no claim shall be allowed against
Charles, Harford, Kent, Montgomery, Prince George's, Queen Anne's,
Washington, Wicomico and Worcester Counties for unliquidated
damages for any injury or damage to person or property unless,
within six (6) months ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) DAYS

after the injury or damage was sustained, written notice thereof

setting forth the time, place and cause of the alleged damage, loss

injury or death shall be presented either in person or by registered
mail by the claimant, his agent or attorney, or in case of death, by