Ch. 42                               MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                    61

CHAPTER 41
(House Bill 701)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3(y) of Article 25 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title "County
Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," to permit Dorchester County to
make agreements with government agencies in functions of government; to
accept federal and state gifts and grants and to expend them for lawful
purposes.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Section 3(y) of Article 25 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title "County Commissioners," subtitle
"General Provisions," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

3.

(y) To make agreements with municipalities, counties, districts, bureaus,
commissions, and governmental authorities for the joint performance of or for
cooperation in the performance of any governmental functions. To accept gifts and
grants of federal or of State funds from the federal or State governments or any
agency thereof, and to expend the same for any lawful purpose, agreeably to the
conditions under which the gifts or grants were made. This subsection shall be
applicable in Washington County AND DORCHESTER COUNTY and the
County Commissioners shall have the powers provided herein.

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

Approved April 10, 1973.

CHAPTER 42
(House Bill 703)

AN ACT to add new Section 4(c) to Article 25 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title "County Commissioners," subtitle
"General Provisions," to follow immediately after Section 4(b) thereof,
providing that any adopted ordinance, resolution, or regulation in Dorchester
County be recorded and indexed by the Clerk of the Circuit Court without
charge to the County.

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That new Section 4(c) is hereby added to Article 25 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement Volume), title "County
Commissioners," subtitle "General Provisions," to follow immediately after
Section 4(b) thereof, and to read as follows:

4.

(C) THE CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT OF DORCHESTER
COUNTY SHALL RECORD AND INDEX ALL ORDINANCES,
RESOLUTIONS, AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF DORCHESTER COUNTY AND THERE