1020 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 813

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 813.
(House Bill 534)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 279
of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939
Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Register of
Wills", providing for leaves of absence of registers of wills
in military service of the United States during time of war,
appointment of Deputy Register of Wills, bond and salary
of such Deputy Register of Wills and authorizing such
Deputy to perform the duties of the office of Register of
Wills.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 279 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title
"Register of Wills", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

279. He shall attend his office daily in person or by deputy
unless prevented by sickness, accident or necessity for the dis-
patch of office business; he shall lodge every original paper
and record made up by him in some repository of the court
house of the county or city, or in such other place of safety as
the said court may appoint; and the County Commissioners of
the county and Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall pro-
vide and keep in repair the said repository at the charge of the
county or city. During his term of office any register of wills
absent in the military service of the United States government
during time of war shall be considered on leave of absence with-
out pay while in such military service and for ninety days
thereafter. For the period of such absence the duly appointed
and qualified Deputy Register of Wills shall, after giving bond
as prescribed in Section 273 of this sub-title, perform all the
duties of the office of Register of Wills and receive the salary
provided by law for that office.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety and having
been passed upon by yea and nay vote, supported by three-