924 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 688

CHAPTER 688.
(House Bill 811)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
41 of Article 10 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys in Fact",
sub-title "Attorneys in Fact", to provide that the provisions
of said section shall apply to powers of attorney of mem-
bers of the armed forces and certain other persons during
the duration of the present Avar, wherever such powers shall
have been executed. '

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 41 of Article 10 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Attorneys at Law and Attor-
neys in Fact", sub-title "Attorneys in Fact", be and the same
is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments so as to
read as follows:

41. All payments of money, transfers of property or other
dealings made or had to or with any person acting under a
power of attorney, or other agency duly executed or created
by any person within this State, which would be binding upon
the party giving such power of attorney or agency if the same
was in full force and unrevoked at the time of such payment,
transfer, or other dealings, shall be equally binding and ob-
ligatory upon the representatives or other assignees of such
party, although at the time aforesaid said party may be dead,
or may have assigned his interest in such money, property or
dealings; provided, that the person paying, transferring or
having such dealings with the person acting under such power
of attorney or agency had not at the time notice of the death
of the party giving such power or creating such agency, or of
the fact of the assignment aforesaid.

Provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall
extend and apply to powers of attorney or other instruments
of agency executed or created after December 7th, 1941, and
until six months after the termination of the present war by
any member of the armed forces of the United States, or of the
Merchant Marine and by any other persons whose official
duties require their presence with the armed forces of the
United States, including members of the Red Cross, whether
such power or agency shall have been executed or created with-
in or without this State.

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

Approved May 47 1943.