JUDICIAL COUNCIL

Provided for by Acts of 1924, Ch. 649, for the continuous study of
the methods of practice and procedure in the Courts of Maryland, to
submit suggestions from time to time for the consideration of the
Judges, and to report its recommendations each session of the General
Assembly.
Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, President of the Council.

Judge Carroll T. Bond, Baltimore City. 1937.

Circuit Judge of the Eastern Shore, selected by Governor from those
recommended by the Judges of each of the Eastern Shore
Circuits:

Thomas J. Keating, Centreville, Md., 1937.
Chief Judge of the Supreme Bench of Baltimore City.
Judge Samuel K. Dennis, Baltimore City, 1937.

Associate Judge of Court of Appeals, recommended by the Judges
thereof:
Judge Hammond Urner, Frederick, 1937.

Associate Judge of Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, recommended
by the Judges thereof:
Judge Albert S. J. Owens, Baltimore, 1937.

Circuit Judge of the Western Shore, selected by Governor from those
recommended by the Judges of each of the Western Shore
Circuits:

Judge David A. Robb, Cumberland, 1937.
Lawyer in Baltimore City:

Harold Tschudi, Baltimore, 1937.
Eastern Shore Lawyer:

Frederick R. Owens, Denton, 1937.
Western Shore Lawyer:
Ellsworth E. Roulette, Hagerstown, 1937.

lLAND LAWS COMMISSION.

The Legislature of 1929, by Chapter 527, authorized the Governor
(to appoint a commission of five members, of whom not more than three
should be of the same political party, to investigate the land and in-
heritance laws of the State, and to recommend to the Governor and
the General Assembly of 1931 revisions thereof as they deem advisable.
The Legislature of 1931, by Joint Resolution No. 16, enlarged this
commission by the addition of two members, and directed it to con-
tinue its work and submit its report to the Governor and the General
Assembly of 1933, and by Joint Resolution No. 6 of 1933, the Com-
mission was directed to continue its work and report to the Legislature
of 1935 and by Joint Resolution No. 21 of 1935, the Commission was
again directed to continue its work and to report to the Governor not
later than December 31st, 1936. The members of the Commission
are:

B. H. Hartogensis, Chairman. Baltimore City
Vernon Cook Baltimore City
C. Alexander Fairbank, Jr. Baltimore City
Frederick W. C. Webb Salisbury
James Clark Ellicott City
Edward H. Burke Towson
Judge Philip L. Sykes Baltimore City
Frederick H. Henninghausen Secretary