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any nature for such killing and any person may kill a
female dog running at large while in heat without liabili-
ties therefor; except, however, that in Montgomery County
it shall be unlawful for any person to kill any dog pur-
suant to the provisions of this section unless he sees such
dog in the act of pursuing, worrying, wounding or killing
any poultry, livestock, or attacking human beings. ]

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

Approved April 11, 1953.

CHAPTER 419
(Senate Bill 287)

AN ACT to repeal Section 5 and Section 5A of Article 35
of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title
"Evidence", sub-title "Competency of Witness", Section
5A having been enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of
1952 and to add a new section to said Article, to be
known as Section 5 and to stand in the place and stead
of said sections so repealed, consolidating the provisions
of said sections so repealed and providing that certain
evidence in cases involving prosecution of persons
for a violation of the gambling laws shall be admissible
in Howard County. CECIL AND WORCESTER
COUNTIES.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 5 and Section 5A of Article 35 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Evidence",
sub-title "Competency of Witness", Section 5A having been
enacted by Chapter 59 of the Acts of 1952, be and they are
hereby repealed and that a new section be and it is hereby
added to said Article, to be known as Section 5 and to
stand in the place and stead of said sections so repealed,
and to read as follows:

5. (a) No evidence in the trial of misdemeanors shall
be deemed admissible where the same shall have been pro-

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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.