THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1247

OTHER RECOGNIZANCES. THE SAID JUSTICE OF
THE PEACE DESIGNATED AS TRIAL MAGISTRATE
IS HEREBY EMPOWERED TO APPOINT A CLERK
AND A DEPUTY CLERK WHO SHALL BE ALSO
COMMISSIONED AS JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. THE
SAID CLERK, BUT NOT THE SAID DEPUTY CLERK,
SHALL HAVE AND HE IS HEREBY EMPOWERED
TO EXECUTE ALL PAPER WRITINGS INCLUDING
BONDS, RECOGNIZANCES, OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS,
DOCKETS OF WHATEVER NATURE THAT HERE-
TOFOEE WERE REQUIRED BY LAW TO BE EXE-
CUTED BY THE SAID JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
DESIGNATED AS TRIAL MAGISTRATE, IT BEING
THE INTENT OF THIS SECTION THAT THE SAID
TRIAL MAGISTRATE MAY BE RELIEVED OF ALL
ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES EXCEPT THAT OF SU-
PERVISION SO THAT HE MAY DEVOTE HIS FULL
TIME TO THE TRIAL CASES.

43A. (PROCEDURE IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUN-
TY) (A) IN THE TRIAL OF CASES IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY THE JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
DESIGNATED AS TRIAL MAGISTRATE SHALL BE
REQUIRED TO ADHERE TO THE RULES OF EVI-
DENCE, PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE AS ADOPTED
BY THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY. THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY ARE HEREBY AU-
THORIZED AND DIRECTED TO APPROPRIATE
SUCH FUNDS AS ARE NECESSARY TO PROVIDE
FOR PROPER COURT ROOM FACILITIES, TO PRO-
VIDE FOR A PRIVATE OFFICE FOR THE TRIAL
MAGISTRATE, AND A WITNESS BOX IN THE
COURT ROOM TO BE USED BY SAID TRIAL MAGIS-
TRATES. THE CLERK OF THE TRIAL MAGISTRATE
COURT IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED AND EMPOW-
ERED TO ADMINISTER THE OATHS OF WIT-
NESSES APPEARING BEFORE THE SAID TRIAL
MAGISTRATES, AND THE SAID TRIAL MAGIS-
TRATE IS HEREBY DIRECTED TO REQUIRE THAT
THE SAID WITNESSES BE SEATED INDIVIDUALLY
IN THE SAID WITNESS BOX WHEN TESTIFYING,
IT BEING THE INTENT OF THIS PROVISION THAT
THE TRIAL OF SAID CASES BEFORE THE SAID
TRIAL MAGISTRATE BE CONDUCTED IN AN OR-
DERLY AND DECOROUS MANNER.

(B) THE TRIAL MAGISTRATE IN PRINCE
GEORGE'S COUNTY IS HEREBY DIRECTED IN