1114 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 456

(e) The word "person" shall include corporations and
partnerships.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 456
(Senate Bill 320)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
281 of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1939 Edition), title "Chancery", sub-title "Witnesses
and Testimony", relating to the number of examiners
to be appointed by the several Equity Courts.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 281 of Article 16 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Chancery", sub-title "Wit-
nesses and Testimony", be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

281. Except where testimony is to be taken beyond the
limits of the State, or beyond the limits of the county or
city for which the Court exercises jurisdiction, no com-
missions to take testimony shall issue. The Circuit Court
for each of the counties, and the Supreme Bench of Balti-
more City shall each appoint two or three experienced and
competent examiners, who shall, upon qualification, be
officers of the Court; and for any special reason, a special
examiner may be appointed; provided that the Circuit
Court for Prince George's County may appoint four such
examiners and provided further that the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County may appoint as many such examiners
as in the Court's discretion may be necessary for the
proper conduct of the Court's business. These examiners
shall have authority to issue subpoenas for witnesses,
administer oaths, notify parties of the time of their sit-
tings, and to preserve order and decorum during their
sessions. Any person refusing to obey subpoenas issued
by such examiners, or who shall be guilty of violating the
order and proper decorum of the sessions of said exam-
iners while in the discharge of their duties shall be
reported by the examiners, together with the facts of the
case, to the Court; and upon hearing, the Court, if satis-