MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1223

BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE AND NECESSARY FOR THE
IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND
SAFETY AND HAVING BEEN PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY
VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL THE MEM-
BERS ELECTED TO EACH OF THE TWO HOUSES OF THE
GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT
FROM THE DATE OF ITS PASSAGE.

Approved May 2, 1969.

CHAPTER 504
(House Bill 671)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 493(b)
of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford County (1965 Edition,
being Article 13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Harford County," subtitle "Taxes and County Treasurer,"
to repeal the section exempting certain costs of dumps in the city
of Havre de Grace and incorporated towns from being included
as an estimated expense in calculating the property tax rate for
Harford County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 493(b) of the Code of Public Local Laws of Harford
County (1965 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "Harford County," subtitle "Taxes and
County Treasurer," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

493.

(b) In fixing the tax rate for Harford County for any year
beginning after June 1, 1953, the County Commissioners of Harford
County shall first fix a rate applicable alike to property within and
without the City of Havre De Grace and the incorporated towns
of Harford County which rate shall be sufficient to raise all sums
needed to be raised by such taxation to meet all estimated County
expenses except the following (which are hereinafter called listed
activities) for which listed activities no levy shall be made on prop-
erty within the said city and incorporated towns:

(1)  Maintenance, care, repair and construction of roads and
bridges outside the boundaries of said city and incorporated towns.

(2)  All expenses of the County Highways Department and Roads
Engineer including their pro rata share of any advertising done
under contract and including all sums allotted for the payment of
pensions and employment benefits for personnel of the Highway De-
partment.                                                                             

(3)  The cost of all road and highway lighting outside the bound-
aries of said city and incorporated towns.

[(4) The costs of the construction, acquisition and maintenance
of dumps for the use of non-residents of said city and incorporated
towns.]