J. MILLARD TAWES, GOVERNOR                               259

(1957 Edition as amended), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys
in Fact", sub-title "State's Attorney", providing for the appoint-
ment of an additional Assistant State's Attorney in Montgomery
County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That sub-section (m) of Section 40 of Article 10 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition as amended), title "Attorneys at
Law and Attorneys in Fact", sub-title "State's Attorney", be and
they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

(m) Montgomery County.—The State's Attorney of Montgomery
County shall receive an annual salary of $10,000.00. The State's
Attorney is hereby authorized and empowered to appoint a deputy
State's attorney who shall receive an annual salary of not less than
$6,000.00 and [three] four assistant State's attorneys who shall
each receive an annual salary of not less than $4,500.00. The County
Council may increase the compensation of the deputy and [three]
four assistant State's attorneys in its discretion. The State's Attor-
ney and the deputy State's attorney, or either of them, shall present
cases to the grand jury of Montgomery County, and perform such
other acts and duties in relation to said grand jury as are necessary
and proper. The salaries of the State's Attorney, the deputy and
assistant State's attorneys shall include such services as any of them
performed before or on behalf of the judges of the Circuit Court,
justices of the peace or judges of the People's Court of said county in
preliminary hearings or trials in criminal cases.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959. IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY
LAW AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVA-
TION OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND BEING
PASSED UPON A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY
THREE-FIFTHS OF ALL THE MEMBERS ELECTED TO EACH
OF THE TWO HOUSES OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, THE
SAME SHALL TAKE EFFECT FROM THE DATE OF ITS
PASSAGE.

Approved March 24, 1959.

CHAPTER 201
(Senate Bill 237)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 2 of
Article 49B of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Interracial Commission", sub-title "Commission to Study
Problems Affecting the Colored Population", providing for the
appointment of the Executive Secretary of the Commission on
Interracial Problems and Relations by the Governor.

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.