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Session Laws, 1951
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172 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 81

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency measure and necessary for the
immediate preservation of the public health and safety and
having been passed by a yea and nay vote, supported by three-
fifths of all of the members elected to each of the two Houses
of the General Assembly of Maryland, the same shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 14, 1951.

CHAPTER 81
(House Bill 23)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
449(a) of Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1949 Edition), title
"Baltimore City", sub-title "People's Court", relating to the
time within which judgments by confession in the People's
Court may be stricken out.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land,
That Section 449 (a) of Article 4 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland and Baltimore City Charter (1949
Edition), title "Baltimore City", sub-title "People's Court",
be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

449.

(a) [Within thirty days] After the entry of any judgment
in the People's Court on any confessed judgment note, any
judge may [, in his discretion, ], in conformity with the rules
of the Court of Appeals applicable to the entry of judgments
by confession in nisi prius courts,
strike out said judgment
upon such terms and conditions including a trial on the merits,
as the Court may direct. Within thirty days after the entry
of any order or judgment in the People's Court, other than
those on confessed judgment notes, any Judge may, in his
discretion, strike out such order or judgment upon proof of
fraud, mistake or irregularity. Such action on the part of the
Judge shall be upon such terms and conditions, including a
new trial, as he may prescribe.

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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.


 

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