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47.

(c-4) (F) In Kent County, the County Commissioners may pro-
vide supplementation for the salaries of the judges of the Second
Judicial Circuit who are resident in Kent County in such amount as
the Commissioners may determine. ANY PAYMENT TO BE MADE
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SUBSECTION (C-l) OF THIS
SECTION BY THE COMPTROLLER TO THE COUNTY COM-
MISSIONERS OF KENT COUNTY INSTEAD OF BEING PAID
TO SAID COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SHALL BE PAID DI-
RECTLY TO THE RESIDENT CIRCUIT COURT JUDGE OF THE
COUNTY.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if the proposed Maryland
Constitution is passed by the duly qualified voters of this State at the
special referendum election on May 14, 1968, or if House Bill No.

14 (Chapter No.................................................) or any other bill or

general law (Chapter No...............................) is enacted by the

1968 Session of the General Assembly, or by any future session of
the General Assembly, enacting a statewide or general change in the
laws relating to salaries paid to judges, and including those in
Kent County AND UPON THE PAYMENT OF SUCH SALARY
PROVIDED BY SUCH LEGISLATION TO THE CIRCUIT COURT
JUDGE OF KENT COUNTY, this Act is void and of no further
effect.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That subject to the provisions
of Section 2 of this Act, this Act shall take effect on July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 358
(House Bill 1067)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 708(o) of
Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1967 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle "Oysters and
Clams," to provide when lease rights shall revert to the State for
certain leases for cultivation of oysters in Charles County waters.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 708(o) of Article 66C of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1967 Replacement Volume), title "Natural Resources," subtitle
"Oysters and Clams," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

708(o)

(1) If any part of the rent required by a lease remain unpaid
for more than sixty days after the same becomes due, such lease
may at the option of the Department be declared null and void, in
which event the land shall revert to the State and may be leased
again in accordance with the provisions of this section. The Depart-
ment may, on the written request of the lessee, if it appears equitable
to do so, cancel any lease either in whole or in part, and may diminish