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shall be decided and the final decision and order shall be issued not
later than thirty (30) days after the end of the hearing, unless cause
to the contrary be shown. The Board may, upon its own motion and with
reasons therefor, extend the time of final decision for a period not ex-
ceeding ninety (90) days from the end of the hearing date.

Upon receipt of the Board's final decision and order in any case, the
Secretary shall cause copies thereof to be made and mailed to the Petitioner
and distributed to representatives of the news media and to any other
person desiring a copy thereof.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That this Act shall
take effect sixty (60) days after its enactment.

This Bill, having been approved by the Executive and returned to the
Council, stands enacted on August 11,1969.

1969 Legislative Session, Legislative Day No. 18
Council Bill No. 23

An Act repealing Section 66 through 79, inclusive, of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Howard County and enacting Sections 12.200
through 12.212 of the Howard County Code creating a Board of Health
for Howard County and setting forth its meetings, duties and duties
of the County Health Officer and Sanitary Officers and remedies for
violations under these sections and dealing generally with matters
relating to the public health and welfare in Howard County and
further declaring this Act to be an Emergency Measure.

Section 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL OF
HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That Sections 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71,

72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, and 79 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Howard County be and the same are hereby repealed.

Section 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED BY THE COUNTY
COUNCIL OF HOWARD COUNTY, MARYLAND, That Sections 12.200,
12.201, 12.202, 12.203, 12.204, 12.205, 12.206, 12.207, 12.208, 12.209, 12.210,
12.211, 12.212, be and the same are hereby added to Title 12 of the
Howard County Code, title "Health and Social Services", subtitle "Board
of Health" to read as follows:

12.200—Health Board—General Powers

The County Council of Howard County shall, ex-officio, constitute
a local Board of Health for Howard County, and shall have and exercise
all the powers and duties of a Board of Health as provided in Article
43 of the Code of Public General Laws, title "Health", although not
specifically enumerated herein, except in so far as the provisions thereof
may be inconsistent with the provisions of this subtitle; said local Board
of Health shall have the general care of the sanitary interests of the
people of Howard County; it shall make or cause to be made sanitary
investigations and inquiries respecting the causes of disease, and especially
epidemics and causes of mortality; it shall inquire into and investigate,
or cause to be inquired into and investigated all nuisance affecting the
public health, comfort or property of the citizens of said county, or
any city, town or village therein, and in addition to other remedies set