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58. (a). It shall be unlawful for any person to carry
a rifle or shotgun with buck shot or slug load or single ball
load into an area in Baltimore County frequented by wild
animals or birds during the closed season for hunting
such wild animals or birds. This section shall not apply
to members of the armed forces of the United States or
members of the National Guard when in uniform or to the
owner or occupant of lands on which he is regularly
domiciled.

(b). Any person carrying such firearms in areas in
Baltimore County frequented by wild animals or birds
during the closed season on such wild animals or birds
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than
$50.00 for each such violation and in addition thereto the
firearms so carried shall be subject to confiscation.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1947.

Approved April 25, 1947.

CHAPTER 689.
(Senate Bill 486)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments para-
graph (2) of Section 8 of Article 73B of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Pensions",
sub-title "Administration", to increase the members of
the Board of Trustees of the Employees' Retirement
System from five to seven members, and to provide for
the election of such additional members.

SECTIONl. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That paragraph (2) of Section 8 of Article 73B of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1943 Supplement) be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amend-
ments, so as to read as follows:

(2) The Board shall consist of seven trustees, as
follows:

(a) The State Budget Director, ex-officio,

(b) The State comptroller, ex-officio,

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