162                              Laws of Maryland                [Chs. 129, 130

CHAPTER 129
(House Bill 288)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 7 of
Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1956 Supplement),
title "Juries", sub-title "Qualification and Selection of Jurors",
providing that jury duty for women shall be optional in Calvert
County and relating generally to the procedure therefor.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7 of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1956 Supplement), title "Juries", sub-title "Qualification and Selec-
tion of Jurors", be and it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

7. Women as jurors.

Hereafter no person shall be disqualified for service as a juror of
this State by reason of sex, but the provisions of law relating to the
qualifications of jurors and exemption from jury duty shall in all
cases apply to women as well as men, and the lists from which jurors
are drawn shall include the names of men and women. The pro-
visions of this section shall not apply to Calvert, Garrett and Howard
counties. In Calvert, St. Mary's, Worcester and in Charles counties
jury duty for women shall be optional; and any woman whose name
is drawn for jury duty shall be excused therefrom upon her request,
provided her said request is filed in writing with the clerk of the
circuit court within ten days of the date she is officially notified of
her selection.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1957.

Approved March 1, 1957.

CHAPTER 130
(House Bill 339)

AN ACT to add new Section 127A to Article 25 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "County Commissioners",
sub-title "Public Roads", said new section to follow immediately
after Section 127 thereof, giving the County Commissioners of
Washington County the power of condemnation for the purpose
of building new roads and improving existing roads.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 127A be and it is hereby added to Article 25 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "County Commis-

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.