House Bill 655
Unofficial Copy - N1 - 1999 Regular Session - 9lr1591

By: Delegate Edwards
Introduced and read first time: February 11, 1999
Assigned to: Commerce and Government Matters

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Committee Report: Favorable
House action: Adopted
Read second time: March 16, 1999

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1  AN ACT concerning

2  Garrett County - Subdivision Plats - Recordation

3  FOR the purpose of allowing subdivision plats of specified alternative sizes to be filed
4  with the clerk of the court for recording among the land records of Garrett
5  County; and providing an exception concerning single lot plats that are suitable
6  for recording in the same manner as other land record instruments.
 

7  BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
8  Article - Real Property
9  Section 3-108(h)
10  Annotated Code of Maryland
11  (1996 Replacement Volume and 1998 Supplement)
 

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

14  Article - Real Property

15  3-108.

16  (h) (1) In Garrett County the size of the sheet (plat) shall be 11 BY 17
17  INCHES, 18 by 24 inches, OR 24 BY 36 INCHES, including a one and one-half inch
18  margin for binding along the left edge. When more than one sheet is required, an
19  index sheet of the same size shall be submitted showing the entire subdivision drawn
20  to scale.
 

21  (2) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT APPLY TO SINGLE LOT PLATS SUITABLE FOR
22  RECORDING IN THE SAME MANNER AS OTHER LAND RECORD INSTRUMENTS.

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SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
2  October 1, 1999.

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