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his hands during said week, the portion belonging to the State to the
credit of the Comptroller of the State Treasury, and the portion
belonging to the county to the credit of Cecil County, and shall
receive therefor from said banks or insured sayings and loan asso-
ciations two certificates of deposit, and he shall immediately forward
to the comptroller the certificate showing the amount placed to his
credit, and shall exhibit to the County Commissioners the certifi-
cate showing the amount placed to the credit of Cecil County, and
shall file the same in their office; and the money thus deposited to
the credit of Cecil County shall be drawn out only upon a check
signed by the treasurer and approved by the president of the Board
of County Commissioners, and the said treasurer shall not deposit
any money belonging to Cecil County in any bank or insured savings
and loan associations that will not pay interest on said deposits
during the time said money is deposited in said bank or insured
savings and loan associations, and before making said deposits the
treasurer shall require said bank or banks or insured savings and
loan associations to give bond or other security to said treasurer to
guarantee the safety of said deposits, said bond or bonds, or securi-
ties to be approved by the Board of County Commissioners.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 24, 1971.

CHAPTER 738
(House Bill 1138)

AN ACT to add a new Section 44-2. to the Code of Public Laws of
Prince George's County (1963 Edition), being Article 17 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's
County," subtitle "Hotels, Motels, and Rooming Houses," to follow
immediately after Section 44-1., thereof, said new Section 44-2. to
be under the new subheading "Hotel and Motel Tax," to provide
that the County Executive and County Council of Prince George's
County are IS authorized and directed to levy and impose a tax of
NOT EXCEEDING 6% on all gross amounts paid to the owners or
operators of hotels, motels, rooming houses, tourist homes, and
tourist cabin parks in Prince George's County, to define a hotel and

motel, to provide for the collection of the tax, to provide penalty

provisions for failure to collect the tax, to provide for refunds, to

provide for notice upon conveyance of a hotel or motel, to provide
for penalties upon failure to give notice and relating generally to

the imposition of a hotel and motel tax in Prince George's County

PURSUANT TO SUCH RULES AND REGULATIONS AS MAY
BE ADOPTED BY THE COUNTY COUNCIL; AND TO PRO-
VIDE FOR THE EFFECT OF OTHER LEGISLATION ON THIS
ACT.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 44-2. under the new subheading "Hotel and Motel
Tax," be and the same is hereby added to the Code of Public Local