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following effect: "That A-B on the............ day of

.............., 19...., in the County (City) aforesaid, on his

examination as a witness, duly sworn to testify, (stating here
briefly the proceeding in which the testimony was given, as for
instance, on the trial of one C-D in the.............. Court

of.................... County, under indictment for the

murder of one X-Y) which said Court (or other person ad-
ministering the oath as the case may be) had authority to
administer such oath, unlawfully and falsely swore. (Stating
facts), the matters so sworn to being material, and the testi-
mony of the said A-B being wilfully and corruptly false; con-
trary to the form of the Act of Assembly in such case made
and provided and against the peace, government and dignity
of the State. "

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

Approved February 16, 1945.

CHAPTER 96.
(Senate Bill 32)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8
of Article 53 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edi-
tion), title "Landlord and Tenant", sub-title "Tenants Hold-
ing Over", relating to the notice to be given by tenants.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 8 of Article 53 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Landlord and Tenant", sub-
title "Tenants Holding Over", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

8. When the tenant shall give notice by parol to the landlord
or to his agent or representatives, at least one month before the
expiration of the lease or tenancy in all cases except in cases of
tenancies from year to year, and at least three months' notice
in all cases of tenancy from year to year in the counties, ex-
cept in all cases of farm tenancy the notice shall be six months,
of the intention of such tenant to remove at the end of that
year and to surrender possession of the tenement at that time,
and the landlord, his agent or representative shall prove said
notice from the tenant by legal and competent testimony, it
shall not be necessary for the said landlord, his agent or repre-