56 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 22

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That any suspension or
stay granted under the terms of this Act may be for such
period of time as the court granting the same shall deem
proper, but in no event for a period longer than the duration
of the present war and six months thereafter; and upon the
termination of any period so fixed by the court, such suspen-
sion or stay, if not continued or renewed, shall cease, and
thereafter the cause or proceedings so suspended may proceed
as if there had been no suspension or stay therein, but subject,
however, to any reasonable conditions which the court may
deem proper to impose in the interests of justice.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the court in which
any cause or proceedings may be thus suspended or stayed,
shall have the power, in its discretion, to rescind such suspen-
sion or stay at any time that said court deems that the inter-
ests of justice would be thereby subserved, such rescission to
be upon such conditions, to date from the expiration of such
time and to be predicated upon such notice, by service upon
each person interested, or his attorney or representative, or by
publication, as the court may deem proper; and thereafter
such cause or proceeding9 may proceed as if there had been no
suspension or stay therein, but subject, however, to any condi-
tions which the court may impose as incident to such rescis-
sion.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That no cause or pro-
ceedings shall be suspended or stayed under the terms of this
Act, except as to any person or persons entitled as aforesaid
to the benefits of this Act, unless the court deems that the
same is necessary for the proper protection of the interests of
any such person or persons so entitled to the benefits of this
Act.

SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall not
apply to proceedings pending or hereafter instituted for:

a. The recovery of rent.

b. The recovery of wages or salary.

c. Moneys due in any trust or fiduciary capacity.

Nor shall this Act apply to any case in which the court be-
lieves that any person within the terms of this Act has become