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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Contests

ing and adjudging cost in cases of contested elections as to

election

him, shall seem most satisfactory, but the method of taking

testimony in such cases shall be the same as that prescribed

by the statute regulating the taking of testimony in contested

election cases cognizable by the House of Delegates provided

that the testimony shall be taken before an examiner ap-

pointed by the Court.

Addition

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That an additional section be

inserted in said article 33 to follow after section 95, to be

known as section 95 A, which shall read as follows :

SEC. 95 A. If either party shall deem himself aggrieved

by the decision of any of the Circuit Courts, or the Superior

Bight of

Court of Baltimore City, in cases of contested elections, he

appeal

shall have a light of appeal to the Court of Appeals, as in

other cases, said appeals to be taken within five days of the

date of decision complained of, and shall be heard and de-

cided by the Court of Appeals as soon after the trans-

mission of the record as may be practicable ; and the testi-

mony taken in such shall be sent up to the Court of Appeals

as part of the record.

Effective

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act take effect from

the date of its passage.

Approved February 12th, 1892.

CHAPTER 13.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments section

six hundred and fifty-three B of the Code of Public

Local Laws, title "City of Baltimore," sub-title "Liquor

and Intoxicating Drinks," as enacted by chapter three

hundred and forty-three of the acts of the General Assem-

bly of Maryland, passed January session eighteen hun-

dred and ninety.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That action six hundred and fifty-three B of

the Code of Public Local Lawn, title " City of Baltimore,"

sub-title "Liquor and Intoxicating Drinks," as euacted by

Repeal

chapter three hundred and forty-three, of the acts of the

General Assembly of Maryland, passed January session

eighteen hundred and ninety, be and the same is hereby

repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

653 B. The Governor by and with the advice and consent of

the Senate shall appoint three persons who shall constitute a