J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                        349

and the trial magistrates, respectively, shall have concurrent jurisdic-
tion with the Circuit Court to try persons charged with violating this
section and sections 142 and 144 of this article, provided that per-
sons so convicted in the People's Court or trial magistrate's court
shall not be sentenced to the penitentiary by that court. In Baltimore
City where the amount of money or the value of the thing received
does not exceed one hundred dollars ($100.00), the Municipal Court
of Baltimore City shall have jurisdiction to try persons charged with
violating this section, provided that persons so convicted in the
Municipal Court shall not be sentenced to the penitentiary by that
court.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved March 29, 1963.

CHAPTER 185
(Senate Bill 400)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 6 (d) of
Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland, (1962 Supplement),
title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Civil Jurisdiction", provid-
ing that the substitute trial magistrate for Cecil County when sit-
ting in Elkton may try cases involving in excess of $100.00.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 6 (d) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land, (1962 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title
"Civil Jurisdiction", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows :

6.

(d) Trial magistrates of Allegany, Cecil, Charles, Washington,
Wicomico and Queen Anne's counties shall have civil jurisdiction in
all cases hereinbefore mentioned in this section instituted after
June 1, 1959, in Allegany County, after June 1, 1955, in Cecil Coun-
ty, after June 1, 1951, in Charles County, after June 1, 1953, in Wash-
ington and Wicomico counties, and after June 1, 1959, in Queen
Anne's County, and involving amounts not exceeding five hundred
dollars, except that in Cecil County cases involving in excess of
$100.00 may be tried only before the trial magistrate who sits in
Elkton, provided, however, that the substitute trial magistrate when
sitting in Elkton may try cases involving in excess of $100.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby de-
clared 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 March 29, 1963.