314 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 153

CHAPTER 151.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section 91
of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, title
"Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law, " sub-title "Legal
Sufficiency of Evidence, " so as to make it clear that said
section applies in the trial of issues sent from one Court to
another Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 91 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title "Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law, " sub-
title "Legal Sufficiency of Evidence, " be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, so as to read as fol-
lows:

91. If the defendant in the trial of any action in a court
of law, including issues from another court, shall, at the close
of the plaintiff's evidence and before offering any evidence or
defense, pray the court to instruct the jury that the plaintiff
in such action has offered no evidence legally sufficient to
entitle the plaintiff to a verdict on any one or more counts or
issues, or offer a prayer to the same effect, and the court shall
reject such prayer, the defendant shall not be precluded from
offering evidence of defense, but such defendant may offer
evidence of defense as fully and to the same extent as though
such prayer had not been offered.

Approved April 9. 1924.

CHAPTER 152.

AN ACT authorizing the Police Commissioner of Baltimore
City to pay Ex-Sergeant James F. Ryan the pay of a re-
tired and pensioned sergeant.

(Vetoed. }

CHAPTER 153.

AN ACT to provide for additional compensation for the Asso-
ciate Judges of the Circuit Courts for Allegany, Washing-
ton and Garrett Counties, and authorizing and directing the
County Commissioners of said counties to levy a tax suffi-
cient to pay the same.