HARRY HUGHES, Governor                             2107

have elected to remain in the local merit system under the
provisions of § 9G of Article 64A of this Code.
[Employees who become members of the Employees' Retirement
System under this subsection shall not MAY receive credit
for any service performed with the county or Baltimore City
prior to January 1, 1972, IF THE RESERVES FOR THIS CREDIT
ARE PAID BY THE EMPLOYEE DURING THE YEAR IN WHICH THE
EMPLOYEE RETIRES, except for credit transferred under §§ 31
through 34 of this article.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1980.

Approved May 20, 1980.

CHAPTER 591

(House Bill 167)

AN ACT concerning

Condominiums - Amendment of Bylaws

FOR the purpose of changing the percentage of the votes
necessary to amend the bylaws of a condominium; and
providing an exception to this percentage of votes that
is prescribed by statute.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article - Real Property
Section ll-104(e)(l)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1974 Volume and 1979 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article - Real Property

11-104.

(e) (1) [The] UNLESS A HIGHER PERCENTAGE IS REQUIRED
IN THE BYLAWS, THE bylaws may be amended by the affirmative
vote of unit owners having [75] 66 2/3 percent or more of
the votes. Each particular set forth in subsection (b)
shall be expressed in the bylaws as amended. An amendment
shall be entitled to be recorded if accompanied by a
certificate of the person specified in the bylaws to count
votes at the meeting of the council of unit owners that the
amendment was approved by unit owners having [at least 75