310                               LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [CH. 218

CHAPTER 217
(Senate Bill 419)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sub-sections
(c) and (d) of Section 6 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1951 Edition and 1954 Supplement), title "Justices
of the Peace", sub-title "Civil Jurisdiction', relating to the mone-
tary limitations of jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in Cecil
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sub-sections (c) and (d) of Section 6 of Article 52 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition and 1954 Supplement),
title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Civil Jurisdiction", be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and to read
as follows:

(c)   Three hundred dollars in certain counties.—In all cases of
the types mentioned in Sub-section (a) of this section which involve
amounts not exceeding $300.00, trial magistrates of Allegany, Anne
Arundel, Carroll, £CecilJ Frederick and Harford Counties shall
have civil jurisdiction, [except that in Cecil County cases involving
in excess of $100.00 may be tried only before the trial magistrate
who sits in Elkton.]

(d)   Five hundred dollars in certain counties.—Trial magistrates
of Cecily Charles, Washington and Wicomico Counties shall have
civil jurisdiction in all cases hereinbefore mentioned in this section
instituted after June 1, 1955, in Cecil County, after June 1, 1951,
in Charles County, and after June 1, 1953, in Washington and
Wicomico Counties, and involving amounts not exceeding five hun-
dred dollars ,[.] , except that in Cecil County cases involving in
excess of $100.00 may be tried only before the trial magistrate who
sits in Elkton.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved April 1, 1955.

CHAPTER 218
(Senate Bill 432)

AN ACT to repeal Section 220 of Article 18 of the Code of Public
Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Queen Anne's
County", sub-title "Crier", as amended by Chapter 647 of the
Acts of 1945, relating to the crier for the Circuit Court of Queen
Anne's County.

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.