142                              Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 125

13 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Circuit
Court", sub-title "Speedy Judgment Act", relating to Speedy Judg-
ments and relating generally to the Circuit Court of Harford
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 162 to 173, inclusive, of the Code of Public Local Laws
of Harford County (1957 Edition, being Article 13 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Circuit Court", sub-title
"Speedy Judgment Act", be and they are hereby repealed.

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

Approved March 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 125

(Senate Bill 183)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 6 (c)
and (d) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Civil Jurisdic-
tion", raising the monetary limitation of jurisdiction for the Jus-
tices of the Peace of Allegany County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 6 (c) and (d) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title
"Civil Jurisdiction", be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

6.

(c)  Three hundred dollars in certain counties.—In all cases of the
types mentioned in subsection (a) of this section which involve
amounts not exceeding $300.00, trial magistrates of [Allegany,]
Anne Arundel, Calvert, Carroll and Frederick counties shall have
civil jurisdiction.

(d)   Five hundred dollars in certain counties.—Trial magistrates
of Allegany, Cecil, Charles, Washington and Wicomico counties shall
have civil jurisdiction in all cases hereinbefore mentioned in this
section instituted after June 1, 1959 in Allegany County, 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 hundred 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, 1959.

Approved March 3, 1959.

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.