HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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to the "governing body" of a county is substituted for
the former reference to "county commissioners or
county council", for clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the defined
term "municipal corporation" is substituted for the
former phrase "city or town", for clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the defined
term "law" is substituted for the former references to
a "resolution" authorized by the governing body of a
county and "ordinance or resolution" authorized by a
municipal corporation, for clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference
to "during the grace period provided by § 10-102(b) of
this title" is substituted for the former reference to
"payments made prior to October 1", for clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the reference
to the governing body of a county or the governing
body of a municipal corporation authorizing an
"appropriate tax district charge" is substituted for
the former inaccurate references that a taxing
district "may allow such discounts" and "may adopt ...
and repeal such resolutions or ordinances", for
clarity.

Also in subsection (a) of this section, the former
reference to "promulgate, amend, and repeal" laws is
deleted as superfluous.

In the introductory language of subsection (b) of this
section, the phrase "[i]f the county property tax is
paid during the grace period" is substituted for the
former references to "[n]otwithstanding the provisions
of this subsection", for clarity.

In subsection (b)(1) of this section, the reference to
the county property tax "on property" is substituted
for the former references to a deduction "from all tax
bills" and "all such tax bills", for clarity.

Also in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the former
phrases "succeeding the levy thereof" and "following
the levy thereof", which modified the discounts, are
deleted as superfluous.

In subsection (b)(2) of this section, the former
reference to no discount or penalty being due in
September is deleted as superfluous.

Former Art. 81, § 48(b)(3) and the fifth clause of
(e), as that clause related to discounts on property
tax in Baltimore City, are deleted since the grant of