206 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 56

CHAPTER 56
(House Bill 99)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
98 and 99 of Article 5 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1951 Edition), title "Appeals and Errors", sub-
title "Appeals From Justices of the Peace", generally
defining the rights of the parties and powers of the Court
in the event one or the other of the parties to appeal
from a Justice of the Peace Court does not appear at
the time set for trial.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Sections 98 and 99 of Article 5 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Appeals and
Errors", sub-title "Appeals From Justices of the Peace",
be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

98. If the summons shall be returned "summoned", the
case shall stand for trial de novo, without regard to terms
of court, at such date as [the parties may agree upon, and
where the parties cannot agree,] the court shall fix -fthe
date ] for trial thereof [; provided always that the court
shall have full control over the assignment of such cases for
trial}.

99. [if two summonses be returned non est, or one
summons be returned served, the court may hear and de-
termine the case

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MISSING OR REVERSING THE JUDGMENT.

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.