HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 1255
CHAPTER 735.

(Senate Bill 527)

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 10 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Attorneys
at Law and Attorneys in Fact, " sub-title "Who May Not
Practice Law, " said new section to be known as Section
29A and to follow immediately after Section 29 of said
Article, making unlawful certain acts of certain officials,
their deputies, assistants or employees, of Montgomery
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article 10
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact, " sub-title "Who
May Not Practice Law, " said new section to be known as
Section 29A, to follow immediately after Section 29 of said
Article, and to read as follows:

29A. It shall be unlawful for any Sheriff or Deputy
Sheriff, Warden or Keeper of any Jail or any of his depu-
ties, or any Register of Wills or Clerk of any Court
or Deputy Register or Clerk, or Assistant Clerk,
appointee or employee of any Register of Wills
or Clerk of any Court or Judge of the Orphans'
Court of Montgomery County, during the term of his office
or employment, and whether duly admitted to the practice
of law or not, directly or indirectly, to provide, prepare or
assist in the preparation of any paper, form, instrument
or document to be filled in or affecting or pertaining to any
cause, cause of action, proceeding or matter pending or
which may thereafter come before any Court of Record of
said Montgomery County, or to give any advice with refer-
ence thereto, whether for any fee, gratuity, gift or reward
or not, except in any such cause, cause of action, proceed-
ing or matter in which he is a party or in the result of
which he has a property interest; the doing of any of the
acts made unlawful by this section shall be deemed to be
practicing law; provided, however, that the performance
of any positive duty imposed by law upon any of the per-
sons hereinabove named shall not constitute a violation of
the terms of this section.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1943,

Approved May 4? 1943.