J. MILLARD TAWES, Governor                       1017

he pleaded guilty, or nolo contendere; or if neither conviction nor
plea of guilty or nolo contendere was had, then the person accused
may be tried on said charge.

(5) Any charge of violation of the terms of probation or the sus-
pension of sentence shall be heard and determined by the justice of
the peace or judge who originally heard the matter and imposed the
terms, notwithstanding in the interim he -may have been transferred
to another station house, and the probationer or person accused shall
be sentenced by said justice of the peace or judge; provided, however,
that where the term of office of the justice of the peace or judge to
whom the matter was originally heard has expired or where said
justice of the peace or judge has been removed from office, has died,
resigned or has otherwise become incapacitated, then his successor
in the station house where he was last assigned shall have full power
and jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter and to impose
sentence as fully and completely as if the case was originally brought
before said successor.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1966.

Approved May 6, 1966.

CHAPTER 579
(Senate Bill 270)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3 of
Article 22 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Supplement),
title "Post Mortem Examiners", to increase the fees charged by
the deputy medical examiners in the State for making the investi-
gations of deaths required by law to be investigated by the medical
examiners.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3 of Article 22 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Supplement), title "Post Mortem Examiners", be and it is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

The said Commission is hereby authorized to appoint a deputy
medical examiner, who shall be a licensed doctor of medicine, for
each county in the State; provided, however, that an additional dep-
uty medical examiner or examiners may be appointed for any county
whenever, in its discretion, the said Commission shall deem it neces-
sary or desirable to do so. The deputy medical examiners shall be
appointed from a list containing the names of not less than two
qualified persons submitted by the medical societies of the respective
counties; provided, however, that if there be no medical society in
any county, or if the medical society of any county fails or refuses
to submit such list of names, the said Commission shall proceed to
appoint a deputy medical examiner, or examiners, for said county.
Each deputy medical examiner shall receive as compensation not less
than [$15.00 and not more than $25.00] twenty-five dollars ($25.00)