1122 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 604

affirm, modify or reverse in part or in whole any decision
appealed from and may remand any case for the entering
of a proper order or for further proceedings, as the Court
shall determine.

An appeal may be taken to the Court of Appeals of
Maryland from any decision of the Circuit Court for
Howard County. ] may appeal to the Circuit Court for
Howard County by petition, duly verified, setting forth
that such decision of the Board is illegal, in whole or in
part, specifying the grounds of the illegality. Such appeals
shall be filed within thirty days from the day upon which
the Board decides the matter from which the appeal is
taken.

The Court shall grant the Board of Appeals and other
proper parties a reasonable time to answer and shall re-
quire either the original papers or certified copies thereof,
which constituted the entire record before the Board, to
be filed with the Board's answer. The Court may hear the
appeal on the record, or if, in the opinion of the Court,
additional testimony is required for the proper disposition
of the case, the Court may permit either or both sides to
present additional testimony. The Court shall hear the
case without the intervention of a jury.

The Court may modify, reverse or affirm, wholly or
partly, or may remand for further consideration, any deci-
sion of the Board of Appeals. When a case is remanded
for further consideration, the testimony, if any, taken in
Court, shall be made available to the Board. The costs of
preparing such testimony shall be made a part of the costs
of the case.

An appeal may be taken from the determination of the
Circuit Court to the Court of Appeals of Maryland.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is

hereby declared to be an emergency measure and neces-
sary 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.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT
THIS ACT SHALL TAKE EFFECT JUNE 1, 1953.

Approved April 27, 1953.