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LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 655

in derogation of any power now existing; and all Acts of the
General Assembly of Maryland heretofore passed authorizing
the County to borrow money and are hereby continued to the
extent that the power contained in such Acts have not
heretofore been exercised, unless such Acts are herein
expressly repealed, and nothing herein contained shall be
construed to impair, in any way whatsoever, the validity of
any bonds which may have been issued by the County under the
authority of any of said Acts, and the validity of said
bonds is hereby ratified, confirmed, and approved. This
Act, being necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of
the County, shall be liberally construed to effect the
purposes hereof. All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent
with the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the
extent of such inconsistency.

SECTION 10. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, during
the thirty-day period following the effective date of this
Act, the Board of County Commissioners of Caroline County is
hereby authorized to constitute itself The Board of
Estimates for Caroline County under Section 20 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Caroline County (1965 Edition, as
amended) for the purpose of ascertaining and fixing the
estimated amounts of expenditures and disbursements to be
made with respect to the public facilities; and thereafter
the Board of County Commissioners shall appropriate money
for the public facilities in an amount equal to the
estimates made by The Board of Estimates pursuant to this
Section.

SECTION 11. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect June 1, 1981.

Approved May 19, 1981.

CHAPTER 656

(House Bill 931)

AN ACT concerning

Small Claims Court

FOR the purpose of defining the term "small claims" to mean
a civil action for money in which the amount claimed
does not exceed a certain amount; and providing that a
small claim action is within the exclusive jurisdiction
of the district court.

BY adding to

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 12-101(g) 4-405
Annotated Code of Maryland