4 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 3

WHEREAS, freezing orders no longer exist, thereby render-
ing this section unnecessary; therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 12 1/2 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Method of Assessment", be and it is hereby re-
pealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 194T.

Approved February 14, 1947.

CHAPTER 3.
(Senate Bill 24)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
17 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1943
Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes", sub-title "Method
of Assessment", to correct a typographical error in said
section.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 17 of Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1943 Supplement), title "Revenue and Taxes",
sub-title "Method of Assessment", be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

17. As soon as possible after making any assessments of
property whether for purposes of State, County and/or City
taxation, the State Tax Commission shall apportion such
assessments among the counties and/or cities and shall certify
such assessments to the County Commissioners of each such
county and to the Bureau of Asessment or other appropriate
taxing authority and the collector of each such city. The
County Commissioners of each county shall immediately
certify assessments so certified to them, to the collector of
their county, either by way of inclusion in the tax rolls pro-
vided for in Section 44 of this Article, or otherwise.

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

Approved February 14, 1947.