476                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 278

that Section 298 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Kent County
(1959 Edition, being Article 15 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland), title "Kent County", sub-title "Jurors", be and it is
hereby repealed and that Section 1 of Article 26 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, and all to read as follows:

1.

(a)  The judges of the several courts of law and of equity may
make such rules and orders from time to time for the well-govern-
ing and regulating their respective courts and the officers and suitors
thereof and under such fines and forfeitures as they shall think fit,
all of which fines shall go to the State.

(b)   The judges of the Second Judicial Circuit are hereby empow-
ered to regulate the terms of the various circuit courts for the coun-
ties of said Circuit; to designate which of said terms shall be jury
terms, provided that no such rule shall affect the term of court for
purpose of return of process or affect the right of any judge to hold
special terms of the circuit court for any county when in his discre-
tion the business of such court renders such special term necessary.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws, or parts of laws,
whether public general or public local, which are inconsistent with
the provisions of this Act are hereby repealed to the extent of such
inconsistency.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1963.

Approved April 17, 1963.

CHAPTER 278
(Senate Bill 603)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 18 and
19(1) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1962
Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Criminal
Jurisdiction", permitting the trial magistrate in Queen Anne's
County to collect a fine in installments; relating to power of Justice
of Peace to place a person on suspension or probation before con-
viction in said county; and providing that a person on probation
shall be under the supervision of the State Department of Parole
and Probation.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Sections 18 and 19(1) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1962 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title
"Criminal Jurisdiction", be and they are hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

18. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, in any
case where a justice of the peace in and for Queen Anne's, Prince
George's and Charles counties has sentenced a person to pay a fine or