792                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 330

712.

(d-1) All hard-shell clams taken or caught in Maryland waters
shall be landed in Maryland. Notwithstanding anything to the con-
trary in cases of emergency, necessity, or for other good cause shown,
the Department of Chesapeake Bay Affairs may, in its sole discretion,
waive the provisions of this subsection.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby declared
to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate preser-
vation of the public health and safety and having been passed by a
yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of all the members elected
to each of the two houses of the General Assembly, the same shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 23, 1969.

CHAPTER 330
(House Bill 668)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 14 of
Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "State Roads," subtitle "In General," to pro-
vide that the plats or maps concerning construction or reconstruc-
tion of a State highway need only be recorded with the secretary
of the State Roads Commission and with the clerk of the circuit
court of the county or counties through which the proposed new
highway or reconstructed highway traverses.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 14 of Article 89B of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "State Roads," subtitle "In Gen-
eral," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

14.

Upon the completion of the aforementioned plats or maps, and
upon ascertaining the amount to be paid to the property owners
affected thereby, or into court for their use, the cover sheets of each
set of plats or maps shall be signed by the chairman of the State
Roads Commission, and then said plats and maps including the cover
sheets shall be recorded with the secretary of said Commission [,
with the office of the Secretary of State of Maryland in his office at
Annapolis, Maryland,] and with the clerk of the circuit court of the
county or counties through which the proposed new highway or re-
constructed highway traverses, or with the clerk of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City, as the case may be, and it shall be the duty
of the secretary of the State Roads Commission £, the Secretary of
State of Maryland] and the several clerks of the court of the State of
Maryland, to record the above referred to plats or maps and keep
same as permanent public records of their respective offices, The
Commission shall forthwith pay to the property owners, whose prop-
erty is to be taken as shown on the aforementioned plats or maps or