432 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 170

CHAPTER 169
(Senate Bill 145)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sec-
tion 6A of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1939 Edition), title "Juries, " sub-title "Qualifica-
tion and Selection of Jurors, " said section having been
enacted by Chapter 595 of the Acts of 1947, qualifying
women to serve on juries in Washington County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6A of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Juries, " sub-title "Qualifi-
cation and Selection of Jurors, " said section having been
enacted by Chapter 595 of the Acts of 1947, be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read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 women
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, Calvert, Car-
roll, Charles, Garrett, Queen Anne's, Talbot, Worcester,
Howard, St. Mary's and Kent [and Washington] Counties.

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

Approved March 24, 1951.

CHAPTER 170
(Senate Bill 154)

AN ACT to add a new section to the Charter of the City
of Cumberland (1950 Edition, being Article 1A, Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "City of Cum-

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