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missioners, who shall deduct the same from the salary of the
Police Justice for whom he was serving.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws and parts
of laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be and the
same are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1931.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 171.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
381 of Article 4 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland, en-
titled "Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, " sub-title
"Criers, Bailiffs, Watchmen and Stenographers. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 381 of Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland, entitled "Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore, " sub-title "Criers, Bailiffs, Watchmen and
Stenographers, " as enacted by Chapter 683 of the Acts of
1927, be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, as follows:

381. The judges of the Orphans7 Court of the City of Bal-
timore are authorized and directed to appoint a stenographer
for that court, who shall be a sworn officer of the court, but
shall be required to attend the sessions of such court only when
specially summoned by the presiding judge therefor. The
stenographer so appointed shall be skilled in the practice of
his art and shall hold his position so long as he efficiently dis-
charges the duties of his office. In any proceeding in said court
in which either party shall give notice that in the event of a
decision of said court adverse to the claim of such party, an
appeal will be taken to the Court of Appeals, the presiding
judge of the court shall require the attendance of the stenog-
rapher, whose duty it shall be in such proceedings to take full
stenographic notes of all oral proofs and judicial opinions
orally delivered; and in case appeal shall be taken from the