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Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new Section 298A be and it is hereby added to the Code of
Public Local Laws of Baltimore County (1955 Edition), being
Article 3 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Balti-
more County", sub-title "Pensions", sub-heading "Police Department
System", to follow immediately after Section 298 thereof, and to
read as follows:

298A. Any person who has been an officer or employee of the
Police Department of Baltimore County for more than ten (10)
years, and who has contributed to the special fund and who for any
reason ceases to be such an officer or employee, shall forthwith
be paid by the County Commissioners of Baltimore County BALTI-
MORE COUNTY, MARYLAND, a sum of money equal to that paid
into the fund by the said officer or employee during the time he
served as such. This Section shall apply to any person who ceased to
be an officer or employee of the Police Department on or subsequent
to January 1, 1953.

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

Approved March 18, 1957.

CHAPTER 200

(Senate Bill 154)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19 of
Article 35 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition),
title "Evidence", sub-title "Attendance and Pay of Witnesses",
providing that a witness who cannot give security may be released
under the supervision of the Board of Parole and Probation. OR
THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT IN THE JURISDICTION
OF THE COURT IN WHICH THE CRIME IS ALLEGED TO
HAVE BEEN COMMITTED.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19 of Article 35 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1951 Edition), title "Evidence", sub-title "Attendance and Pay
of Witnesses'', be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

19. Where a witness against any person accused of a crime can-
not find security for his appearance to testify against the person so
accused and for want of such security shall in the discretion of the
court be committed to prison, or released under the supervision of
the Board of Parole and Probation, OR THE PROBATION DE-
PARTMENT IN THE JURISDICTION OOF THE COURT IN

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.
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