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(d) In the event of any violation of trust or conditions proscribed
by the Council, for conduct and employment, a prisoner may be re-
moved from the work release program and any earned diminution
may be cancelled. Failure of a prisoner to comply with the terms
of his authorization for leave shall be considered as a violation of
the provision of Section 139 of this Article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 320
(House Bill 870)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 277(m)
and (n) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965
Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "Re-
cordation Tax," providing the rate of tax applicable to instruments
recorded with the Clerk of the Circuit Court for Worcester County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 277(m) and (n) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes,"
subtitle "Recordation Tax," be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

277.

(m) The rate of tax applicable to instruments recorded with
the clerk of the Circuit Court for Baltimore, Calvert, Montgomery,
St. Mary's, [Worcester] and Anne Arundel counties shall be as
follows:

In the case of instruments conveying title to property, the tax
shall be at the rate of $1.10 for each $500 or fractional part thereof
of the actual consideration paid or to be paid; in the case of instru-
ments securing a debt, the tax shall be at the rate of $1.10 for
each $500 of the principal amount of the debt secured.

(n) The rate of tax applicable to instruments recorded with the
clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore City and with the clerk of
the Circuit Court for Charles [County] and Worcester counties shall
be as follows:

In the case of instruments conveying title to property, the tax
shall be at the rate of $1.65 for each $500 or fractional part thereof
of the actual consideration paid or to be paid; in the case of instru-
ments securing a debt, the tax shall be at the rate of $1.65 for each
$500 of the principal amount of the debt secured.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.