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documentary evidence, or testify. Failure to obey the order of the
court may be punished by the court as a contempt of court.

(d)   When requested, public officers of the State or of any political
sub-division thereof, their deputies, assistants, subordinates, clerks,
or employees, shall furnish to the Attorney General, his deputy, or
other designated assistant all information and assistance.

(e)   Investigations under this section shall be confidential. Any
person participating in the investigation who, except as required in
the discharge of his official duties, discloses to any person other
than to a person under investigation, the name of any person under
investigation or of any witness examined, or any other information
obtained in the investigation is guilty of a misdemeanor.

(f)   Every person, whose conduct is investigated under this sec-
tions, shall be furnished with a written specification of the issues
which are to be considered, and shall be given an opportunity to
present evidence and be heard upon the specified issues.

26C. Remedies and Procedures Additional to Those Now Existing.
The remedies and procedures provided in this Sub-title are in ad-
dition to and not in substitution for other available remedies and
procedures.

26D. Person Defined. "Person" for the purposes of this sub-title
means any individual, corporation, partnership or association.

26E. Short Title. This Sub-title may be cited as the Model Act
Providing Remedies for the Unauthorized Practice of Law.

26F. Severability. If any provision of this sub-title or the appli-
cation thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, such
invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the sub-
title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or appli-
cation, and to this end the provisions of this sub-title are severable.

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

Approved March 28, 1961.

CHAPTER 218

(Senate Bill 18)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 229 (d)
of Article 81 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supple-
ment) , title "Revenue and Taxes", subtitle "Maryland Tax Court",
eliminating the authority for certified public accountants to prac-
tice before the Maryland Tax Court,

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.