68                                Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 74

"Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law", sub-title "Continuance",
to provide for the continuance of certain court cases in which the
attorney of record is a desk officer of either House of the General
Assembly.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 24 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law", sub-
title "Continuance", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

24.

When it shall appear that any attorney of record of any party to
any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, including any case or
proceeding in a criminal court, before a justice of the peace or
magistrate, the United States courts, the Court of Appeals of Mary-
land, or any administrative board or agency of the State, county,
municipality, or federal government is a member of the General
Assembly of Maryland or a desk officer of either House of the General
Assembly, and that said General Assembly of Maryland shall then
be in session, such suit or proceeding shall be continued from time
to time until ten days after said General Assembly of Maryland shall
have adjourned, unless such attorney shall upon the call of such suit
or proceeding for trial waive the benefit of this section. When it shall
appear that any attorney of record of any party to any suit or
proceeding at law or in equity, including any case or proceeding in a
criminal court, before a justice of the peace or magistrate, the United
States courts, the Court of Appeals of Maryland, or any administra-
tive board or agency of the State, county, municipality, or federal
government, is a member of the Legislative Council of Maryland,
or one of its subcommittees, such suit or proceeding shall be continued
when the said Legislative Council, or said subcommittee, as the case
may be, is holding a meeting, unless such attorney shall upon the
call of such suit or proceeding for trial waive the benefit of this
provision. Whenever it shall be necessary to file a brief or memoran-
dum of law in any suit or proceeding in law or equity, including any
case or proceeding in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, in a criminal
court, before a justice of the peace or magistrate, the United States
courts, or any administrative board or agency of the State, county,
municipality, or federal government, which has been continued under
the provisions of this section, then such suit or proceeding shall be
continued for a time sufficient to prepare and file such brief or
memorandum.

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

June 1, 1961.

SEC. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, THAT THIS ACT
IS HEREBY DECLARED TO BE AN EMERGENCY MEASURE
AND NECESSARY FOR THE IMMEDIATE PRESERVATION OF
THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND HAVING BEEN
PASSED BY A YEA AND NAY VOTE SUPPORTED BY THREE-
FIFTHS OF 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 February 27, 1961.