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relating generally to the detention of women and children under sixteen,
and providing that this Act shall be an emergency measure, to be of no
effect upon certain contingencies. "

Which was read first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill No. 3—By the President:

A Bill entitled "An Act to add five new sections to Article 26 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title 'Courts', sub-title
'Municipal Court of Baltimore City', to be known as Sections 108 through
112 inclusive, to follow immediately after Section 107, relating generally
to the salaries and pension or retirement of the Judges of said Court, to
the appointment, duties, authority, salary, retirement and bonding of
the clerks of said Court, and to the collection and remission of fines and
costs, and general financing, in and of said Court, and providing that
this bill shall be an emergency measure, effective immediately, and shall
terminate at the time that, and on condition that, Chapter 616 of the
Acts of the Regular Session of 1961 takes effect. "

Which was read first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill No. 4—By the President:

A Bill entitled "An Act to add a new section to Article 26 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title 'Courts', sub-title
'Municipal Court of Baltimore City', to follow immediately after Section

112 thereof and to be known as Section 113, providing for and relating
generally to four Associate Judgeships of the Municipal Court of Balti-
more City in addition to those provided for by Article IV, Section 41C,
of the Constitution of Maryland, and providing that this Act take effect
July 15, 1961, contingent upon the taking effect of Senate Bill 5 of this
Special Session and terminating upon the taking effect of Chapter 616
of the Acts of the Regular Session of 1961 or upon the rejection of said
Chapter 616 at a referendum election under Article XVI of the Con-
stitution of this State. "

Which was read first time and referred to the Committee on Rules.

Senate Bill No. 5—By the President:

A Bill entitled "An Act to add two new sections to Article 26 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title 'Courts' sub-title
Municipal Court of Baltimore City', to follow immediately after Section

113 thereof, to be known as Sections 114 to 115, relating generally to the
jurisdiction and sentencing power of said Court; to repeal and re-enact,
with amendments, Section 140 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1957 Edition), title 'Crimes and Punishments', sub-title 'False
Pretenses, Bad Checks, etc., providing that in Baltimore City false pre-
tenses involving less than $100 shall not be punishable by imprisonment
in the penitentiary; to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 349
of aforesaid Article 27, sub-title 'Larceny—Horses or Vehicles', deleting
the penitentiary as a place of punishment for unauthorized use under said
section and providing that Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title 'Justices of the Peace', Section 13, shall not be
applicable to said Section 349; to repeal and re-enact with amendments
Section 59 of Article 88A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), title 'State Department of Public Welfare', sub-title 'Aid to