MARVIN MANDEL, Governor

349

Taxes, of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1975
Replacement Volume and 1975 Supplement) be and it is
hereby repealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

Article 81 — Revenue and Taxes

232.

The jurisdiction, supervision, powers and duties of
the Department herein created, and the Director thereof,
shall extend under this article:

(3)         To supervise the performance of the duties

imposed by law, or by the Director, upon the supervisors
of assessments appointed for the various counties and
Baltimore City, and in pursuance thereof [said Director
is authorized and directed to], THE DIRECTOR SHALL
officially designate one of its employees as ["chief
supervisor of assessments,"] "STATE SUPERVISOR OF
ASSESSMENTS", and other employees as [assistant State
supervisors of assessments,]          "ASSESSMENTS AREA

SUPERVISORS", whose duties shall be, under the control of
the Director, to supervise the performance of the duties
of the various supervisors of assessments and supervise
the performance of the duties of various assessors
appointed [by the county commissioners of this State.
The chief and assistant State supervisors of assessments]
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.        THE STATE

SUPERVISOR OF ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS AREA

SUPERVISORS shall hold their positions during good
behavior, subject only to removal by the Department,
after hearing for incompetency or other cause.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1976.

Approved April 13, 1976.

CHAPTER 166

(House Bill 410)

AN ACT concerning

Loans, Retail Credit Accounts and Installment
Sales — Discrimination

FOR the purpose of eliminating     discrimination against

certain loans, retail credit accounts and

installment sales applicants   solely on the basis of
age.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,