J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       135

CHAPTER 133
(House Bill 67)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 12A of
Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement
Volume), title "Juries," subtitle "Qualification and Selection of
Jurors," correcting an error in the laws relating to the selection
of Grand and Petit Juries in the First Judicial Circuit.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That Section 12A of Article 51 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1964 Replacement Volume), title "Juries," subtitle "Qualification
and Selection of Jurors," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

12A.

In the first judicial circuit, of the jurors drawn and summoned in
accordance with Sections 9A and 10A hereof, the court at the begin-
ning of the term for which they were drawn and summoned shall
select and appoint one as foreman of the grand jury and twenty-two
others as members of the grand jury, and the remaining names shall
constitute the petit jury or juries for said term of court; whenever a
vacancy shall occur in the position of foreman 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 appoint-
ment shall occur. If for any reason any person or persons drawn as
a grand juror or grand jurors shall fail to attend and be present or be
disqualified or excused for cause the court shall forthwith proceed
to fill such vacancies from the aforesaid remaining number of names
of those who are present and may thereupon in its discretion fill such
vacancy or vacancies thus made in the petit jury by drawing the
necessary numbers of additional names [therefore] therefor in
manner provided by Section 10A of this article.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved March 11, 1965.

CHAPTER 134
(House Bill 68)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 62A(b)
of Article 11 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Supple-
ment) , title "Banks and Banking," subtitle "Bank Service Corpora-
tions," amending the laws concerning investments in bank service
corporations in order to correct an error therein.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 62A(b) of Article 11 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Supplement), title "Banks and Banking," subtitle "Bank