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CHAPTER 45
(House Bill 17)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 31 and
114 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edi-
tion) , title "Justices of the Peace," sub-titles "Docket" and "Trial
Magistrates System," relating to the retention and destruction
DISPOSAL of the dockets and other papers of justices of the peace,
and justices of the peace designated as trial magistrates in this
State, and relating generally thereto.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 31 and 114 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-titles
"Docket" and "Trial Magistrates System," be and they are hereby
repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

31. The clerks to whom such dockets and papers are delivered
shall keep the same as other records and shall deliver transcripts
from the dockets or papers so returned to any person applying for
the same, except that papers which have been in the custody of the
Clerks for a period of three years or longer may be destroyed DIS-
POSED OF in accordance with the provisions of Sections 177, 178
and 180 of Article 41 of this Code, title "Governor-Executive and Ad-
ministrative Departments", and the clerks shall be relieved of the
responsibility of delivering transcripts of such papers after they have
been destroyed DISPOSED OF as authorized above. The dockets of
justices of the peace shall be retained permanently.

114. The dockets of said magistrates, which they shall have
with them at all of their sessions, shall conform as nearly as prac-
ticable to those used for civil and criminal cases in the circuit courts
of the State, except that in cases under the motor vehicles law they
shall be dockets and report forms furnished them by the Commis-
sioner of Motor vehicles. All dockets and papers of trial magis-
trates shall be delivered by them to the clerks of courts as provided
for in Sections 29 and 30 of this Article and shall be retained and dis-
posed of by the said clerks according to the provisions of Section 31
of this Article.

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

Approved February 16, 1959.

CHAPTER 46
(House Bill 22)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 8 of
Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),

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.