HARRY HUGHES, Governor

3673

CHAPTER 667

(House Bill 936)

AN ACT concerning

Tax Court - Property Tax Appeals - Written Orders
Examiner's Recommendation

FOR the purpose of requiring the Maryland Tax Court to issue
a written order provide a copy of the examiner's
recommendation in cases involving real property taxes
upon a certain request; and clarifying language.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 224

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

Section 229(i)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1980 Replacement Volume and 1981 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
read(s) as follows;

Article 81 - Revenue and Taxes

224.

An administrative body designated as the Maryland Tax
Court is hereby created with the powers and duties in this
article specified. The Court shall consist of five judges,
to be appointed by the Governor. One of these judges shall
be a resident of the Eastern Shore of Maryland, one a
resident of the counties of the Western Shore of Maryland,
and one a resident of Baltimore City. The other two judges
shall be residents of the State at large. Not more than
three of these judges may be of the same political party,
and each of them shall be a taxpayer and qualified voter of
this State. At least two of these judges shall be members of
the bar of the State of Maryland, one of whom the Governor
shall designate as chief judge, who shall retain that status
for his term of office. Each of these judges, before
entering upon the duties of his office, shall take the oath
prescribed by the Constitution, to be administered by the