MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                      1527

and compensation of certain clerk-stenographers in the office
of the Board of Supervisors of Elections in Allegany County
and making provision also for the qualifications of these em-
ployees.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 2-6A be and it is hereby added to Article 33 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement), title "Election
Code," subtitle "Election Boards and Employees," to follow immedi-
ately after Section 2-6 thereof, and to read as follows:

2-6A.

In Allegany County the board of supervisors of elections shall ap-
point two clerk-stenographers, with compensation as fixed by the
board of county commissioners. One of the clerk-stenographers
shall be a member of the political party whose candidate for Gov-
ernor received the highest number of votes at the last preceding
gubernatorial election; and the other shall be a member of the po-
litical party whose candidate for Governor received the second
highest number of votes at the last preceding gubernatorial election.

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

Approved May 14, 1969.

CHAPTER 688
(House Bill 724)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 1 (3),
of Chapter 446 of the Laws of Maryland, 1957, title "Montgomery
County Revenue Authority Act," being also Section 2-155 of the
Montgomery County Code (1965 Edition), title "Notice to council
of proposed project; rejection of project by council.", to add a new
subsection (a), title "Six-Year Programs.", to establish procedures
for the submission by the authority to the respective county gov-
erning bodies for their review and approval of six-year capital im-
provement programs*, AND TO AMEND SUBSECTION (B),
TITLE "NOTICE OF PROPOSED PROJECT; REJECTION BY
COUNCIL", TO RESTRICT THE AUTHORITY TO MINOR IM-
PROVEMENTS OR EXTENSIONS OF PROJECTS PRE-
VIOUSLY ESTABLISHED OR UNDERTAKEN BY THE AU-
THORITY WITHOUT PRIOR COUNCIL APPROVAL.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 1 (3), of Chapter 446 of the Laws of Maryland, 1957,
as amended, be and is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

1 (3). Six-year Programs; Project Approval.
(a) Six-year Programs.

Prior to October 1st of each calendar year, the authority shall pre-
pare and submit to the County Executive a six-year capital improve-