1020                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 349

so furnished, except that the fee shall be only one dollar for each
plat showing property or rights of way to be acquired or conveyed
by the State Roads Commission.

(c)    Surveyor's identification. Except in Caroline County, each
plat shall be signed and sealed by a registered land surveyor.
In Montgomery County and Prince George's County, the surveyor
must be registered in the State of Maryland by the State Board of
Registration for Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors.

(d)    Worcester County.

(1)    Resubdividing in manner different from unrecorded plat.
In Worcester County if there is in existence an unrecorded plat
showing a subdivision, from which a lot or lots have been conveyed,
and the owner of the subdivision or any part thereof proposes to
resubdivide the same in a manner different from the unrecorded
plat, there shall be recorded, as provided herein and in addition to
any other plats required by this section, a copy of said unrecorded
plat. If there are no unrecorded plats in existence, the owner shall
record an affidavit to this fact.

(2)    Resubdividing in manner different from recorded plat. In
Worcester County if there is in existence a recorded plat showing
a subdivision, and the, owner of the subdivision, or any part thereof,
proposes to resubdivide the same in a manner different from the re-
corded plat, there shall be recorded a plat which shall clearly indicate
the lines, designation of blocks and block numbers, lots and lot num-
bers, streets, alleys, rights-of-way and all other easements or pertinent
data of the original recorded plat or plats, with the proposed resub-
division plat superimposed thereon clearly indicating the lines, des-
ignation of blocks and block numbers, lots and lot numbers, streets,
alleys, rights-of-way, and all other easements and pertinent data
thereof. The aforementioned plat shall be recorded in addition to
any other plats required by this subsection (d) (2).

(3)    Perimeter plat where contiguous tracts combined. In Worces-
ter County if the owner of two or more contiguous tracts of land
propose to combine said tracts and subdivide the same, the owner
shall have recorded, as provided herein and in addition to any other
plat required by this subsection (d)(3), a plat to be known as a
perimeter plat. This perimeter plat shall clearly show the lines of
the original tracts and shall include a title reference to each of said
tracts, and shall have superimposed thereon a plat showing the pro-
posed subdivision of the entire tract. If, however, less than the
entire tract is subdivided, at any one time, each subsequent sub-
division plat shall likewise be superimposed on such a perimeter plat
which plat also shall clearly show all prior subdivisions thereof made
pursuant to this subsection.

(4) Approval of plat by governing body. Notwithstanding the
general provision of section (a) and in addition to the requirements
of subsections (1), (2) and (3) of this section, whenever the sub-
divided lands are, in whole or in part, within the corporate limits of
an incorporated municipality, such plat shall not be received for
record by the clerk of the Circuit Court of Worcester County until it
has been first submitted to and approved by the governing body of
the municipality in which said lands are situate, and the approval of
the municipality has been plainly indicated thereon.