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EACH ACTIVE OR RETIRED MEMBER OR TO HIS ESTATE, AS THE
CASE MAY BE, AND THE APPROPRIATE ADJUSTMENTS SHALL BE
MADE IN THE BALANCE OF EACH ACTIVE MEMBER'S
ACCUMULATED CONTRIBUTIONS OR IN THE AMOUNT OF
ANNUITY PAYABLE TO ANY BENEFICIARY.

(e)  In every case the effective date of the transfer and any adjustments related
thereto shall be as of June 30, 1971.

(f)  Any member of the Teachers" Retirement System of the State of Maryland
who transferred his credit from the employees' retirement system of the City of
Baltimore prior to July 1, 1971, from and after July 1, 1972, shall pay the rate of
contribution for his attained age of the time of his enrollment in the city system
which was in effect at the time of his enrollment in the State Teachers' System.

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

Approved May 30, 1973.

CHAPTER 889
(Senate Bill 897)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 231 and 233 of
Article. 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume),
title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Fraud - Motor Fuels, Oils and
Lubricants," to exclude certain persons and entities from certain prohibited acts
relating to the sale of fuel; changing the penalty for a violation of the subtitle,
authorizing the issuance of summonses for such violations, authorizing the
Comptroller to suspend or revoke any license or registration required under
Article 56 for a certain period, and relating generally to the sale of fuels and
oils.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 231 and 233 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1971 Replacement Volume), title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle
"Fraud - Motor Fuels, Oils and Lubricants," be and they are hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

231.

It shall be unlawful for any person, co-partnership or corporation and the
members, officers, agents and employees of any co-partnership or corporation,
EXCEPT THE PERSON, CO-PARTNERSHIP, OR CORPORATION AND
THE MEMBERS, OFFICERS, AGENTS, AND EMPLOYEES OF ANY
CO-PARTNERSHIP OR CORPORATION THAT HAS COMPLIED WITH
SECTION 157F OF ARTICLE 56 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF
MARYLAND AS IT APPLIES TO EXCHANGE AND TERMINAL
AGREEMENTS.

(a) To store, sell, expose for sale, or offer for sale, any gasoline motor fuel,
kerosene, oil or other liquid fuels, or lubricating oils, lubricants, mixtures of
lubricants, adulterated oils, reclaimed oils, or falsely labeled oils, or other similar
products, in any manner whatsoever, so as to deceive or tend to deceive the