THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 11

and the same are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.

SEC. 3. 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 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 February 25, 1953.

CHAPTER 3
(House Bill 9)

AN ACT to repeal Section 23 of Article 26 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Courts, "
sub-title "Judgments, " said section relating to stay of
execution in cases of judgments rendered at the second
term after defendant had been summoned until the next
ensuing term.

WHEREAS, the provisions of said section seem to be based
on a legal practice no longer generally followed by the
courts, thereby resulting in considerable confusion and
difference of opinion as to its application to any particular
type of judgment; and

WHEREAS, there would seem to be no need for continuing
the provisions of said section; now therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 23 of Article 26 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Courts, " sub-title
"Judgments, " be and it is hereby repealed.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved February 25, 1953.

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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.