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116.

(c) Warrants for parking violations may be printed with a facsim-
ile of the signature of the Chief Judge of the Municipal Court and
initialed by the clerk at the time of issuance.

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

Approved April 22, 1970

CHAPTER 354
(House Bill 723)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 32 of
Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement
Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "Levy," to provide
that the county commissioners of Charles County shall hold a
public hearing concerning the rate of county taxation and the
county commissioners shall set the tax rate before June 1, of each
year.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 32 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle
"Levy," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

32.

As soon as may be practicable after the date of finality in each
year and in any event before the first day of July next following
the county commissioners of each county and the mayor and city
council of Baltimore or any other city shall fix the rate of county
or city taxation for such ensuing year on all assessments, persons
or property subject to taxation under this article in such county or
city and for which the rate is not fixed by this article; but, however,
in Charles County the county commissioners shall hold a public
hearing concerning the rate of county taxation on all assessments,
persons or property subject to taxation under this article and as soon
as may be practicable after the date of finality in each year and in
any event before the first day of June next following; provided that
where any fixed or limited rate of county and/or city taxes is
prescribed by this article, such county and/or city taxes are hereby
levied at such respective rates upon all assessments, persons and
property liable thereto under the provisions of this article, and it
shall not be necessary for the county commissioners of any county
or the authorities of any city to pass any resolution or ordinance
levying the same.

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

Approved April 22, 1970