1600 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 926

109A.

(a) Any defendant in a civil or criminal case pending
before any trial magistrate may have the case removed
to another trial magistrate in the same county by filing
at any time before trial an affidavit, executed by the de-
fendant or his agent or attorney before any person author-
ized to administer oaths, stating that he does not believe
such defendant can have a fair and impartial trial by the
trial magistrate before whom the case is pending, provided,
however, that in Kent County the notice of removal herein-
before provided for must be given at least forty-eight (48)
hours prior to the time at which the case sought to be
removed is set for trial.

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

Approved April 3011943.

CHAPTER 926.
(Senate Bill 565)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, sub-
heading (Kent County) of Section 100 and Section 110
of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Ed. ), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial Magis-
trates System", said latter Section having been amended
by Chapter 349 of the Acts of 1941, relating to the com-
pensation of the Trial Magistrate and substitute Trial
Magistrate of Kent County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted l>y the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-heading (Kent County) of Section 100 and Sec-
tion 110 of Article, 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Ed. ), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial
Magistrates System", said latter Section having been
amended by Chapter 349 of the Acts of 1941, be and the
same are hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments,
so as to read as follows:

100. (Kent County. ) There shall be one trial magis-
trate who shall sit at Chestertown and who shall receive
an annual salary of $1, 500. 00.

110. (Substitute Magistrates. ) In addition to the jus-
tices of the peace and justices of the peace at large herein-