756                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 378

CHAPTER 377
(House Bill 1119)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 63 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and
1966 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle
"Cruelty to Animals," deleting certain provisions relating to the
disposition of fines to certain humane organizations in cases in-
volving cruelty to animals.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 63 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition and 1966 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punish-
ments," subtitle "Cruelty to Animals," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

63.

[Whenever a fine is imposed in any such case by any court or
justice of the peace, one half thereof shall be paid to the Maryland
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Baltimore City,
in case there shall be no society of similar character in the county,
city or town where the offense shall have been committed, in which
latter event the said one half of the fine shall be paid to the said
local society; and any] Any officer of [said society, or] any society
or association incorporated for the prevention of cruelty to animals,
duly incorporated under the laws of this State, shall upon his own
view of any misdemeanor in relation to cruelty to animals make
arrests and bring before any magistrate or justice of the peace
offenders found violating the laws of this State in relation to cruelty
to animals.

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

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 378
(House Bill 1121)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 46 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Howard County (1965 Edition, being
Article 14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Howard County," subtitle "County Commissioners and County
Collectors," to increase the amount of money which the County
Commissioners of Howard County may borrow temporarily to
meet the expenses of the County government.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 46 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Howard County
(1965 Edition, being Article 14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Howard County," subtitle "County Commissioners
and County Collectors," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows: