766                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        CH. 452

calendar 1965, and State aid in succeeding years on taxable income
in corresponding succeeding calendar years.

(6)    Population figures for total number of people in a sub-
division, i. e. figures used in per capita and density determinations,
shall be those estimated by the State Department of Health, as of
July 1, 1967 for the first year of this grant, and annually thereafter
for succeeding years. Percentage of population residing in munic-
ipalities shall be determined from time to time by the most recently
published Federal decennial census data.

(7)    "Qualifying municipality" means any municipality whose
"expenditures for police protection," as defined above, exceed
$5,000, and which employs at least one qualified full-time policeman,
as determined by the Superintendent.

(8)    "Wealth base" of a subdivision means the sum of the "ad-
justed assessed valuation of real property" and "net taxable in-
come."

(9)    "Aggregate expenditures for police protection" for a sub-
division means the sum of "expenditures for police protection," as
defined above, of that subdivision and of every qualifying munic-
ipality in that subdivision.

(10)    "Equivalent of X dollars per capita" means an amount of
money equal to the product of X times the number of people in
the particular subdivision.

(11)    "Superintendent" means the Superintendent of the Depart-
ment of Maryland State Police.

(b) Amount of Grant—For the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1968,
and thereafter, the State shall pay to each subdivision, each year
in the manner and subject to the limitations and requirements
hereinafter provided, an amount determined as follows:

(1)    Share in Basic Expenditure—If the aggregate expenditures
for police protection in a subdivision equal or exceed $6.00 per capita,
the State shall pay to the subdivision the amount, if any, by which
the equivalent of $6.00 per capita exceeds 0.09% of the wealth base.
If the aggregate expenditures for police protection in a subdivision
are less than $6.00 per capita, the State shall pay to the subdivision
the amount, if any, by which aggregate expenditures for police pro-
tection exceed that proportion of 0.09% of the wealth base which
aggregate expenditures for police protection bear to the equivalent
of $6.00 per capita.

(2)    Share over the Basic Expenditure—In addition to the
amount, if any, payable under subparagraph (1) of this subsection,
the State shall pay to each subdivision an amount equal to 25%
of the amount, if any, by which aggregate expenditures for police
protection exceed the equivalent of $6.00 per capita. Provided how-
ever:

(A) For subdivisions with a population density less than 200
per square mile, and less than 35% of total population residing in
municipalities, there shall be no payment under this subparagraph
(2).