2108 Joint Resolutions
counties and Baltimore City but salaries of other personnel are set
by the City and paid out of City funds; similarly, certain operating
expenses in the counties are borne by racing funds but all operating
expenses in the City and the costs of providing physical facilities
including equipment are provided by the City; and
Whereas, Much confusion exists in connection with the budgeting
of funds for the facilities and operation of the Department and the
fixing of salaries of persons employed therein, and the present
relationships are becoming further complicated in that the Depart-
ment is now engaging in substantial research activities in the field of
medicolegal pathology and scientific criminal investigation; now,
therefore, be it
Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the Governor
be and he is hereby requested to appoint a Committee to study ASK
THE MARYLAND POSTMORTEM EXAMINERS COMMISSION
IN CONSULTATION WITH APPROPRIATE FISCAL AUTHOR-
ITIES TO STUDY and make recommendations concerning the rela-
tionships among the State of Maryland, the several counties, and
Baltimore City with respect to the administration, operation, and
financing of the Department of Postmortem Examiners, and that the
Committee COMMISSION file a report with the Governor covering
the subjects mentioned herein not later than October 1, 1970; and
be it further
Resolved, That copies of this Resolution be sent to His Excellency,
the Governor of Maryland, to the Secretary of the Department of
Health and Mental Hygiene, to the Director of the Department of
Postmortem Examiners, to the Mayor of Baltimore City and to the
President of the Maryland Association of Counties.
Approved April 22, 1970.
No. 46
(House Joint Resolution 63)
House Joint Resolution requesting the Governor to appoint a special
commission to study current state and local laws, ordinances, and
regulations in the areas of landlord-tenant law, and the rental of
housing and dwelling units, and to formulate an all-encompassing
revision and consolidation of Landlord-Tenant law in Maryland.
Whereas, The population of the State is becoming increasingly
concentrated in urban areas; and
Whereas, The proportion of citizens residing in multiple-dwelling
units throughout the State is increasing; and
Whereas, Large numbers of citizens of this State are already
tenants or landlords; and
Whereas, Increasing numbers of citizens are entering into land-
lord-tenant relationships; and
Whereas, Many of the existing Landlord-Tenant statutes, regula-
tions, and ordinances are widely diffused and often disparate; and
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