Ch. 803                            MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                 1663

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 163(j) of Article 2B of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Alcoholic
Beverages," subtitle "County Liquor Control Boards and Dispensaries,'" be and it
is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

163.

ft) In Kent County, in addition to the other powers listed in this section, the
board shall have power to appoint a manager of said dispensaries, who shall hold
office [for a term of six (6) years, beginning June 1, 1947] AT THE PLEASURE
OF THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, and shall furnish to the said liquor
control board a good and sufficient bond in a penalty amount to be fixed by the
said liquor control board for the faithful performance of his duties as manager.
Said manager shall receive as compensation for his services an annual salary of not
less than three thousand dollars ($3,000.00) nor more than eight thousand five
hundred dollars ($8,500.00), and in addition the liquor control board shall from
time to time have authority to reimburse said manager for expenses incurred in the
performance of his duties. The manager, with the consent and approval of the
liquor control board, shall appoint such other employees as may be necessary to
conduct such county liquor dispensaries or branch dispensaries, fix their
compensation at not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 per week and require
such bonds for the faithful performance of their duties as the said board may in
each case determine.

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

Approved May 24, 1973.

CHAPTER 804
(House Bill 804)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section 42A of Article 43 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Health,"
subtitle "Miscellaneous Provisions," [[to provide for phasing out the
requirement that counties and Baltimore City pay a designated percentage of
the costs for the hospital care of indigents and medically indigents.]] to
establish a maximum contribution of any county or Baltimore City for the cost
of hospital care for the indigent and medically indigent after a certain date.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 42A of Article 43 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Health," subtitle "Miscellaneous
Provisions," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

42A.

(a) Each county and Baltimore City during the fiscal year 1971 and each year
thereafter shall place on deposit with the State Department of Health, funds equal
to 20% of the costs for the hospital care of indigent and medically indigent persons
in the respective political subdivisions, to permit the State Department of Health
to pay 100% of current costs for the hospital care of those persons [[.