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and said clerk shall draw said ballots therefrom one at a
time without looking into said box and the first twenty-two
names drawn, with the foreman previously appointed, shall
constitute the grand jury, and the remaining twenty-five
names shall constitute the petit jury for said term of court;
whenever a vacancy shall occur in the position of foreman
of the grand jury, either temporary or permanent, by
death, absence, sickness or any other cause, the court shall
have power to appoint some other member of the grand
jury foreman as. often as the necessity for such appoint-
ment shall occur. If for any reason any person or persons
drawn as a grand juror or grand jurors shall fail to attend
and be present at the conclusion of the drawing or be dis-
qualified or excused for cause the court shall forthwith
proceed to fill such vacancies from the aforesaid remain-
ing number of twenty-five names of those who are present
in the order in which the names were drawn from the box
and may thereupon in its discretion fill such vacancy or
vacancies thus made in the petit jury by drawing the nec-
essary number of additional names therefor in manner
provided by Section 8 of this Article. This section is modi-
fied as to Prince George's County and Talbot County.
This section shall not apply to Baltimore County, as to
which special provision is made by the local law therefor.

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

Approved May 4; 1943.

CHAPTER 802.
(Senate Bill 383)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
22 of Article 95 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition), title "Treasurer", relating to the dispo-
sition of Maryland bonds and coupons that have been
redeemed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 22 of Article 95 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Treasurer", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

22. The treasurer of the State shall count, examine
and record all State of Maryland bonds and coupons that