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and Where," to provide for "open spaces" tax credits in Carroll
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 12E (d) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1968 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "What
Shall Be Taxed and Where," be and it is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted, with amendments, to read as follows:

12E.

(d) Tax credit of 100%—Notwithstanding the provisions of sub-
section (c) of this section, in Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll,
Charles, Harford, Howard, Frederick, Montgomery, Prince George's
and St. Mary's counties, the tax credits provided for herein may be
in amounts up to 100% for different categories of "open spaces" or
"open areas" for county, county school, municipal or special district
property taxes imposed upon real property in the particular political
subdivision.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 476
(Senate Bill 720)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19 (1) of
Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement
Volume and 1968 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace," sub-
title "Criminal Jurisdiction," to authorize justices of the peace in
Allegany County to suspend sentences, place offenders on proba-
tion before verdict, make conditions of suspension and probation,
revoke probation, and to provide that persons on probation be
under the supervision of the State Department of Parole and
Probation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19 (1) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Replacement Volume and 1968 Supplement), title "Justices of
the Peace," subtitle "Criminal Jurisdiction," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

19.

(1) The justices of the peace in and for Allegany, Baltimore,
Calvert, Charles, Montgomery, Prince George's, Harford, Carroll,
Kent and Queen Anne's counties, and the judges of the People's
Court in Howard and Cecil counties in any case within their juris-
diction, shall have power, before conviction of any person accused
of crime, with the written consent of the person so accused, and
after conviction or after plea of guilty or of nolo contendere, with-
out such consent, to: (a) suspend that imposition of sentence; (b)