338                              Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 88

The Sheriff if authorized by the County Commissioners, may em-
ploy a clerk-bookkeeper from and after July 1, 1959, pursuant to the
provisions of said subtitle "Classified Service," and at a salary as
agreed upon by the Sheriff and the County Commissioners. The clerk-
bookkeeper shall perform such duties as may be assigned by the
Sheriff, including the preparation of all reports from the Sheriff's
office for submission to the grand jury and the County Commissioners.

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

Approved April 23, 1971.

CHAPTER 88
(Senate Bill 439)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 278 (b)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle "Recordation
Tax," to remove from the County Commissioners of Harford
County the power to review the status of the open-spaces land and
recreation fund after July 1, 1978, and to clarify the language
therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 278 (b) of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1969 Replacement Volume), title "Revenue and Taxes," subtitle
"Recordation Tax," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

278.

(b) In Harford County the proceeds from the sale of State stamps
at the rate of $2.20 or fractional part thereof of actual consideration
or debt secured shall be deposited by the County Commissioners in
a special capital improvement fund to be used to pay school bonds
issued upon the faith and credit of Harford County after January 1,
1959; and after all school bonds issued after [said] that date have
been paid, the money so collected from this tax source at the rate
specified above shall be credited to the general fund of the county.
The proceeds from the sale of State stamps at the rate of 55¢ or
fractional part thereof of actual consideration or debt secured shall
be deposited in an open-spaces land and recreation fund to be dis-
bursed therefrom by authority of the County Commissioners at the
request of the Board of Parks and Recreation for purchase of park
lands and development of park and recreation facilities either as
separate units or as a part of a public school facility, to pay loans
issued for these purposes or to match any funds provided for these
purposes by any municipal corporation in the county subject to an
agreement therefor between the Board and the municipality. [After
July 1, 1978, the County Commissioners may review the status of
the open-spaces land and recreation fund and may, in their dis-
cretion, direct that the proceeds from the 55¢ rate be placed there-
after into the general fund of the county.]

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

Approved April 23, 1971.