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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SGA. At any stage of an action or proceeding
in a court of law, the court may on application

Court may
direct the rais-
ing of a ques-
tion for its
decision.

of any party in interest, or of its own motion if
it shall appear that there is a question or ques-
tions of law which it would be convenient to
have decided before going further, direct such
question or questions to be raised for the court's
decision, either upon a special case stated, or in
such other manner as the court may order ; and
all such further proceedings as may be rendered
unnecessary by the decision of such question or
questions shall upon the decision be stayed, and
such special case stated, or such proceedings as
show the questions so decided, and the decision
thereon, shall form part of the record and be
reviewable on appeal after final judgment in
the case.

Effective.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4, 1888.

Chapter 265.

AN ACT to repeal section sixteen of article
thirty-eight of the Code of Public General
Laws of the State of Maryland, entitled " Fees
of Officers," sub-title "Criers," in so far as
the same relates to Frederick county, and to
enact a substitute therefor providing compen-
sation to the crier of the circuit court for Fred-
erick county.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General As-

Frederick
county — re-
pealed and re-
enacted.

sembly of Maryland, That section sixteen of arti-
cle thirty-eight of the Code of Public General
Laws of the State of Maryland, entitled " Fees
of Officers," sub-title "Criers," be and the same
is hereby repealed, in so far as the same relates
to Frederick county, and the following be en-
acted in lieu thereof, to apply to Frederick
county only, providing compensation for the
crier of the circuit court for Frederick county.