Theodore R. McKeldin, Governor                    987

having equity jurisdiction in the County or in the City of Baltimore
where such hospital is located or contemplated and a copy of such
appeal shall be filed with the State Board of Health. Within five (5)
days after the receipt of such copy, the State Board of Health shall
transmit to such court all the original papers pertaining to such
application or action, and such appeal shall thereafter be heard by
such court as promptly as circumstances will reasonably permit.
Such hearing may be heard upon the record so transmitted, but the
court may hear such additional evidence as it may deem proper, and
upon the conclusion of such hearing, the court may affirm, vacate
or modify the order appealed from. Any party to said proceeding
may appeal from the decision of such court to the Court of Appeals
of Maryland, the procedure therein to be the same as in appeals from
the action of equity courts. Pending the termination of such appeal
in cases involving the revocation of a license, such Court from whose
decision the appeal is taken may, in its discretion, stay the operation
of its decree or provide that the same shall remain in full force and
effect

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

Approved April 10, 1957.

CHAPTER 596
(House Bill 478)

AN ACT to add a new section to the Maryland-Washington Regional
District Act, said new section to be known as Section 2-A-(2) of
said Act and to follow immediately after Section 2-A-(l) thereof,
the purposes of this Act being to add to the Maryland-Washington
Regional District all of the area of Montgomery County not now
included in said District, TO CONTINUE IN FORCE CERTAIN
ORDINANCES AND REGULATIONS NOW IN EFFECT IN
SAID AREA, to provide that certain provisions of the Mary-
land-Washington Regional District Act shall not apply within
the area of municipal corporations subject to Article HE of the
Constitution lying in whole or part within the area hereby added
to the said District, and to provide that the Maryland-National
Capital Park and Planning Commission OR THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY PLANNING BOARD may agree with such municipal
corporations for exercise of the said Commission's OR BOARD'S
planning and zoning powers within the area of such municipal
corporations, and to provide for the application of certain pro-
visions of the Maryland-Washington Regional District Act to the
area of such municipal corporation in such case.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section be and it is hereby added to the Maryland-Wash-

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.