1074 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 347

tion with the work of the Commission and shall receive
such compensation as may be provided in the budget of
the Commission.

(b) The Commission is authorized to employ in ac-
cordance with the provisions of the Merit System Law,
such consultants and full time technical, clerical and other
assistants as are necessary for the work of the Commis-
sion, and within the available funds, to carry out the pur-
poses of this sub-title.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1951.

Approved April 13, 1951.

CHAPTER 347
(Senate Bill 450)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 6A of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1947 Supplement), title "Jurors, " sub-title "Qual-
ification and Selection of Jurors, " providing for women
jurors in Queen Anne's County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6A of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Jurors, " sub-title
"Qualifications and Selection of Jurors, " be and it is here-
by repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:

6A. Hereafter no person shall be disqualified for serv-
ice as a juror in this State by reason of sex, but the pro-
visions of law relating to the qualifications of jurors and
exemption from jury duty shall in all cases apply to wom-
en as well as men, and the lists from which jurors are
drawn shall include the names of men and women. The
provisions of this section shall not apply to Allegany, Gal-
vert, Carroll, Charles, Garrett, [Queen Anne's, ] Talbot,
Worcester, Howard, St. Mary's, Kent and Washington
Counties.

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.