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thority for the [recession] remainder of any taxable year from the
date the claimant shall have acquired possession of the real property
intended to be exempt thereunder.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the immedi-
ate preservation of the public health and safety, and having 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 15, 1970

CHAPTER 182
(House Bill 498)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 120A,
534M, and 616½ of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Supplement), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitles
"Grocery Carts," "Sabbath Breaking," and "Indictments," amend-
ing the crime and punishment laws of this State in order to make
certain corrections in the language and references thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 120A, 534M, and 616½ of Article 27 of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1969 Supplement), title "Crimes and
Punishments," subtitles "Grocery Carts," "Sabbath Breaking," and
"Indictments," be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

120A.

(a)    Any person who (1) removes from the premises, including
all attendant parking facilities, of any grocery store, store or market
any wheeled cart or other similar device belonging to the owner of
such grocery store, store or market and used for the purpose of
assembling or carrying materials there purchased without the per-
mission of the owner or his agents, or (2) destroys, mutilates or
damages any such wheeled cart, or other device, or (3) abandons
any such wheeled cart or device upon the streets, highways or
[allays] alleys, other than attendant parking facilities, of the State
of Maryland, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction
thereof, is subject to a fine of not more than $25.00 for each offense.

(b)    The provisions of this section shall apply only to wheeled
carts and other similar devices which have the name and address of
the owner thereof clearly marked thereon, and only if notice of the
provisions of this section is clearly and prominently displayed at all
public exits from the grocery store, store or market.

534M.

(a) In Wicomico County and in Harford County, except as
specifically in this section otherwise provided, it is unlawful on Sun-