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JOURNAL OF PROCEEDINGS

[May 12

In line 1186 on page 27 of the first reading file
bill after "cigarettes", insert "and pipe tobacco".

In the unnumbered line following   line 1189 on page

27 of the first reading file bill after   "thereof", insert

"or for the four cents per ounce imposed on pipe
tobacco".

In the unnumbered line following line 1194 on page 27
of the first reading file bill after "(100).", insert "In
addition, all pipe tobacco held for sale by any person in
this State on and after the effective date of this Act
shall be stamped with the stamps necessary to make the
aggregate value equal to four cents per ounce for pipe
tobacco".

In the unnumbered line following line 1200 on page
27 of the first reading file bill after "Act.", insert
"In addition, the Comptroller may provide an alternative
method of collecting the pipe tobacco tax. Except as
provided above on and after the effective date of this
Act, a Maryland stamp may not be used except the stamp
issued by the Comptroller to evidence the statewide tax
on pipe tobacco imposed by this Act.".

Read and rejected.

Amendment No. 8 —

In line 1205 on page 27 of the first reading file
bill after "tax", insert ", creating a pipe tobacco
tax,". In the unnumbered line following line 1207 on the
same page after "tax", insert ", creating a pipe tobacco
tax,".

Bead and rejected.

AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1
Offered from the floor by Delegate Blumenthal:

Amendment No. 1 —

In line 57 on page 1 of the first reading file bill,
after "cigarettes;" insert "adding a tax on cigars;".

Amendment No. 2 —

In line 121 on page 2 of the first reading file