394                              Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 127

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immediate
preservation of the public health and safety, and having been passed
by a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of the members
elected to each of the two Houses of the General Assembly of Mary-
land, the same shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 126

(Senate Bill 485)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 236 (b)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "State Depart-
ment of Assessments and Taxation," revising the classification
of Charles County for purposes of determining the salary for the
Supervisor of Assessments.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 236 (b) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle
"State Department of Assessments and Taxation," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

236.

(b) Classes of supervisors of assessments.—Supervisors of as-
sessments in the several counties, including the director of the
department of assessments in Baltimore City shall be classified as
follows:

Class A—Baltimore City.

Class B—Baltimore, Prince George's and Montgomery counties.

Class C—Vacant.

Class D—Anne Arundel County.

Class E—Allegany, Frederick, Harford, Howard and Washington

counties.

Class F—Carroll, Cecil, Charles, Wicomico, and Worcester
counties.

Class G—Calvert, Caroline, [Charles,] Dorchester, Garrett, Kent,
Queen Anne's, St. Mary's, Somerset and Talbot counties.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved April 15, 1970

CHAPTER 127

(Senate Bill 531)

AN ACT to add new Section 26B to Article 36 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume and 1969 Cumu-