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19.

In valuing and assessing real estate, the land itself and the build-
ings or other improvements thereon shall be valued and assessed
separately; and buildings or improvements not substantially com-
pleted on the date of finality, semiannual date of finality or quarterly
date of finality shall not be assessed at all. Any seawall, bulkhead
or other structure for the exclusive purpose of preventing shore
erosion or to prevent damage by wave action of any body of water
shall not be considered an improvement unless the said seawall,
bulkhead or structure is a part of some other building or improve-
ment. In case of the separate ownership of the surface of land and
of minerals or mineral rights therein, the assessing authority may,
in its discretion, make separate rate assessments of the value of the
surface and of such minerals or mineral rights, In [Charles County,
and in Calvert County, land which is planned or projected for sub-
division use shall not be assessed as subdivided units until actually
conveyed as such.

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

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 680
(House Bill 677)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 of
Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter 2. Forma-
tion of Boards," reconstituting the County Board of Education for
Charles County; making it an elective Board, providing for the
election, tenure, duties, salary, and operations of the Board, and
submitting this Act to a referendum of the qualified voters of
Charles County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11 of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume), title "Public Education," subtitle
"Chapter 2. Formation of Boards," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

11.

(a) The County Board of Education for Charles County shall
be composed of five members. The members of said Board on June 1,
1951, shall continue to hold their offices for the terms for which
appointed, and as of that day the Governor shall appoint two addi-
tional members of said Board, to serve until the first Monday in
May in the year 1957. Except as provided otherwise in this section,
the said Board shall be subject generally to the provisions of this sub-
title as to appointment and tenure. The provisions of this subsection
apply and are effective until December 15, 1970.