Montgomery County                                2313

enacted by Chapter 19 of the Laws of Montgomery County 1968; to
create a Commission on Human Relations who shall research, study,
advise and investigate matters relating to any practice of discrimina-
tion, prejudice, intolerance or bigotry that may exist on account of
race, color, religious creed, ancestry or national origin; shall exercise
educational programs and use persuasion in the elimination of such
practice; to initiate or receive complaints of discrimination, prejudice,
intolerance and bigotry which deprives persons of equal rights, protec-
tion or opportunity; to seek conciliation of such complaints and make
recommendations, procedures, programs or legislation to eliminate
discrimination; to proceed with other programs to relieve group tension
from causes not related to race, color, religious creed, ancestry or
national origin; to create a Commission Panel on Public Accommoda-
tions in accordance with administrative and constitutional due process
to prohibit discriminatory practices against any person on account
of race, color, religious creed, ancestry or national origin in every
place of public accommodation, resort or amusement of any kind, in
Montgomery County, Maryland, whose facilities, accommodations,
services, commodities or use are offered or enjoyed by the general
public, either with or without charge, but shall not include any accom-
modations which are in their nature distinctly private, and to assure
nondiscrimination to all persons, coexistent with the intent and pur-
poses but not necessarily the scope or limitation of the Public Accom-
modations Provision of the United States Civil Rights Act of 1964;
to assure enforcement of the provisions of this enactment within its
terms; and to have the County Executive, with the approval of the
County Council, appoint members to the Commission on Human Rela-
tions, Commission Panel on Public Accommodations and Commission
Panel on Housing.

Be It Enacted by the County Council for Montgomery County,
Maryland, that—

Section 1. There are hereby added two new articles to the Montgomery
County Code 1965, to be known as Article I, title "Commission on Human
Relations," and Article II, title "Discrimination in Places of Public Accom-
modation," Chapter 77, to directly precede Chapter 77, Section 77-13 as
enacted by Chapter 19 of the Laws of Montgomery County 1968, to read
as follows:

Article I. Commission on Human Relations.
Sec. 77-1. Statement of Policy.

It is hereby declared to be the public policy to eliminate discrimina-
tion, prejudice, intolerance or bigotry of any forms that may exist on
account of race, color, religious creed, ancestry or national origin.

It is further declared to be the public policy of the county that dis-
crimination in housing and places of public accommodation against any
person on account of race, color, religious creed, ancestry or national origin
is contrary to the morals, ethics and purposes of a free, democratic society;
is injurious to and threatens the peace and good government of this county;
is injurious to and threatens the health, safety and welfare of persons
within this county; and is illegal and should be abolished.

Sec. 77-2. Created; membership, appointments and term of office of mem-
bers; Commission Panels.

There is hereby established a Commission on Human Relations. The
Commission shall consist of not less than nine (9) members and not more