1392                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 792

five names (or, in Montgomery and Washington counties the remain-
ing number of names) shall constitute the petit jury for said term
of court; whenever a vacancy shall occur in the position of fore-
man of the grand jury, either temporary or permanent, by death,
absence, sickness or any other cause, the court shall have power to
appoint some other member of the grand jury foreman as often
as the necessity for such appointment shall occur. If for any
any reason any person or persons drawn as a grand juror or grand
jurors shall fail to attend and be present at the conclusion of the
drawing or be disqualified or excused for cause the court shall
forthwith proceed to fill such vacancies from the aforesaid remain-
ing number of twenty-five names of those who are present in the
order in which the names were drawn from the box and may
thereupon in its discretion fill such vacancy or vacancies thus made
in the petit jury by drawing the necessary number of additional
names therefor in manner provided by Section 10 of this article.
In Charles County and Prince George's County the "pellet system"
set out in Section 10 (f) and section 10 (g) shall be used in the
selection of grand and petit juries. This section is modified as to
Allegany County and Talbot County. This section shall not apply
to Baltimore County, as to which special provision is made by the
local law therefor.

Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 792
(House Bill 844)

AN ACT relating to The Maryland-National Capital Park and Plan-
ning Commission; to add a new section to the sub-heading entitled
"Metropolitan District", as enacted by Chapter 780 of the Laws of
1959, and amendments thereto, said new section to be known as
Section 22B, to follow immediately after Section 22A of said Act,
the purpose of this Act being to add to the area included within
the Lower Montgomery County Metropolitan District certain land
in Montgomery County not now included therein, and to prohibit
municipal corporations within said area from exercising powers
relating to planning, subdivision control, and/or zoning.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That a new section is hereby added to the Park and Planning Commis-
sion Act, as enacted by Chapter 780 of the Laws of 1959, and amend-
ments thereto, to be known as Section 22B of said Act, to follow
immediately after Section 22A of said Act and to read as follows:

22B. The following described areas within Montgomery County

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.