Ch. 577                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               1223

(2)  NOTHING HEREIN CONTAINED IS INTENDED IN ANY WAY TO
ALTER THE PRESENT METHOD BY WHICH THE SALARIES OF THESE
EMPLOYEES ARE PRESENTLY FUNDED.

(3)  THOSE EMPLOYEES SHALL BECOME CLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES
OF THE STATE, SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE MERIT
SYSTEM LAW UNDER THIS ARTICLE, WITHOUT NEED OF FURTHER
EXAMINATION OR QUALIFICATION, AND WITHOUT DIMINUTION
OR LOSS OF ANY BENEFITS TO WHICH ENTITLED PRIOR TO JULY 1,
1973. THEY SHALL BE CREDITED WITH THE YEARS OF SERVICE
RENDERED IN HARFORD COUNTY FOR PURPOSES OF
DETERMINING FUTURE ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect July 1, 1973.

Approved May 21, 1973.

CHAPTER 577
(House Bill 868)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3-104(e) of Article 21
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972
Interim Supplement), "Real Property," title "III. Recordation," subtitle "1.
General Rules and Exceptions"; and to add new section 126C to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Worcester County (1961 Edition and 1972 Supplement,
being Article 24 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title
"Worcester County," subtitle "Circuit Court," to follow immediately after
Section 126B thereof, to provide that in Worcester County all deeds of realty
presented for recordation on realty lying in certain areas shall contain a certain
notation on the deed and to clarify the language therein.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3-104(e) of Article 21 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume and 1972 Interim Supplement), "Real
Property," title "III. Recordation," subtitle "1. General Rules and Exceptions," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3-104.

(e) (1) Montgomery County. No fee-simple deed, mortgage, or deed of trust
shall be recorded in Montgomery County unless there is a certification thereon
that it has been prepared by an attorney duly admitted to practice before the Court
of Appeals of Maryland or under his supervision or by one of the parties named in
the instrument.

(2)  Prince George's County. Every deed recorded in Prince George's County
shall contain a reference to the election district in which the property described in
the deed is located.

(3)  Talbot County. Every deed or other instrument recorded in Talbot County
must have written, typed, or printed on its back, to be readily visible when folded
for filing in the appropriate drawer or file, the names of the parties to the deed or
other instrument and the nature or character of the instrument.