J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                          1067

(c) The Judge of the Circuit Court of the County or of the
Supreme Bench of Baltimore City shall satisfy himself that the facts
stated in the petition indicate that there is probable cause for the
issuance of the said order. Such ex parte order shall be effective for
the time specified in the order, but for not more than thirty days
unless extended or renewed by the Judge, upon proper petition
meeting the same requirements as the original petition. Any ex
parte order so issued shall be retained by the applicant as authority
for the use of the electronic device or equipment therein set out
and the interception of the conversation sought to be intercepted.
A true copy of such order, together with any exhibits submitted
with the petition shall be sealed and filed with the Clerk of the Court
in which the order is issued, at the time of its issuance, provided,
however, that such order shall be available to persons in interest
after arrest, upon order of the Court.

125B. Any person or persons who shall use any electronic device
or equipment or other devices or equipment or other devices or
equipment of any type whatsoever, in such manner as to overhear
or record any part of the conversation or words spoken to or by any
person in private conversation, without their knowledge or consent,
either expressed or implied, except in compliance with the terms of
this sub-title, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, subject, upon
conviction, to a fine not exceeding Five Hundred Dollars ($500), or
to imprisonment for not exceeding one (1) year, or to both such fine
and imprisonment, in the discretion of the Court. Nothing herein
contained shall be construed or implied to affect any employee of a
telephone company or a telegraph company, as those terms are de-
fined in Article 78 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, while in the
regular course of his employment by such company, and engaged in
company business.

125C. Nothing in this sub-title shall be construed or given effect
to prevail over the wiretapping provisions in Section 585 of this
Article and in Sections 92 to 99, inclusive, of Article 35 of this Code.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 707
(House Bill 790)

AN ACT to authorize the issuance of bonds of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary District in an amount not exceeding $2,750,000.00
for the construction, enlargement or improvement of incinerators
or other garbage or refuse disposal facilities in said District, to
provide that said bonds shall be guaranteed as to payment of prin-

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