PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor

Ch. 337

(II) FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING THE PERCENTAGE
ALLOCATED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION TO EACH COUNTY, THE PROPERTY TAX
ACCOUNTS OF EACH COUNTY THAT FAILS TO SATISFY THE REQUIREMENTS OF
SUBSECTION (A) OR (B) OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXCLUDED FROM THE
STATEWIDE TOTAL

(3) EACH COUNTY SHALL DISTRIBUTE FUNDS PROVIDED UNDER THIS
SUBSECTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH § 45(B) OF THIS SUBTITLE.

Chapter 424 of the Acts or 1996

[SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall remain
effective until the end of June 30, 1997 and, at the end of June 30, 1997 with no further
action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further
force and effect.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1997 and shall be applicable to all fiscal years beginning on or after July 1, 1996.

Approved May 8, 1997.

CHAPTER 337
(Senate Bill 219)

AN ACT concerning

Judgeships - Trial Courts

FOR the purpose of altering the number of judges authorized for the circuit courts for
certain counties; altering the number of judges authorized for the District Court;
and providing a delayed effective date for a certain provision of this Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

Section 1-503(a)(2), (3), (15), and (16) and 1-603(b)(5) and (6) (8)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1995 Replacement Volume and 1996 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings

1-503.

(a) In each county in the first seven judicial circuits there shall be the number of
resident judges of the circuit court set forth below, including the judge or judges provided
for by the Constitution:

(2) Anne Arundel...................................................................................[9] 10

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