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Schools," to authorize the use of corporal punishment by princi-
pals and vice-principals in Calvert County AND ST. MARY'S
COUNTIES.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 98B of Article 77 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1971 Supplement), title "Public Education," subtitle "Chapter
6. The Public Schools," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

98B.

Irrespective of any bylaw, rule or regulation made or approved
by the State Board of Education, nothing shall prohibit the use of
corporal punishment by a principal or vice-principal in the county
school system in Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert, Caroline, Cecil,
Charles, Dorchester, Garrett, Harford, Kent, Queen Anne's, ST.
MARY'S, Somerset, Talbot, Washington, Wicomico and Worcester
counties. The board of education of each of the herein named counties
may establish rules and regulations governing the use of corporal
punishment in their respective county school system.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 537
(House Bill 666)

AN ACT to add new Section 153C(h) and 153-I to Article 83 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement Volume and 1971
Supplement), title "Sales and Notices," subtitle "Retail Credit
Accounts Law," to follow immediately after Sections 153C(g) and
153H thereof and to require creditors to disclose on their monthly
statements an address and telephone number to be used by a
consumer questioning the accuracy of the bill BUYER FOR
BILLING INQUIRIES and to permit a retailer to offer a cash
discount to a consumer paying cash in lieu of using a credit card
notwithstanding any contrary agreement between the retailer
and the issuer of the credit card.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 153C(h) and 153-I be and they are hereby added
to Article 83 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1969 Replacement
Volume and 1971 Supplement), title "Sales and Notices," subtitle
"Retail Credit Accounts Law," to follow immediately after Sections
153C (g) and 153H thereof and to read as follows:

153C.

(h) The seller, holder or any other creditor on a retail credit
account shall disclose on each billing statement an address and tele-