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going, seven justices of the peace, at large, who shall be committing
magistrates and shall have all the powers and jurisdiction in the
whole of said county, vested by law in justices of the peace other
than trial magistrates and substitute trial magistrates].

(f) In Prince George's County, the Governor, by and with the
advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint seven justices of the
peace, at large, who shall be designated committing magistrates of
the People's Court of Prince George's County and who shall have
all the powers and jurisdiction vested by law in justices of the peace
other than trial magistrates and substitute trial magistrates. The
committing magistrates shall receive an annual salary as set by the
County Commissioners. The committing magistrates shall sit at such
times and places and shall perform such duties as are assigned to
them by the Judges of the People's Court. In the conduct and ad-
ministration of their affairs they shall conform to such practices
and procedures, consistent with law, as are prescribed by the Chief
Clerk JUDGES of the People's Court with the approval of the Judges
thereof.

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

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 448
(House Bill 990)

AN ACT to add new Section 1A to Article 10 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Attorneys at Law and Attorneys
in Fact," subtitle "Admission to the Bar," to follow immediately
after Section 1 thereof, providing that so long as the United States
Patent Office is located in Maryland, attorneys duly authorized to
practice law in any state, territory or the District of Columbia,
and recognized to practice before such Office in patent or trade-
mark cases may do so without the necessity of becoming a member
of the Maryland Bar.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 1A be and it is hereby added to Article 10 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title "Attorneys at
Law and Attorneys in Fact," subtitle "Admission to the Bar," to
follow immediately after Section 1 thereof, and to read as follows:

1A.

(1) So long as the United States Patent Office is located in Mary-
land, an attorney recognized to practice before said Office in patent
and trademark cases shall be authorized to practice patent or trade-
mark law in Maryland without being licensed or authorized as an
attorney-at-law in Maryland by the Court of Appeals of Maryland
or by the State Board of Law Examiners, and without becoming a
member of the Maryland Bar.