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determine that the Commission has acted within its powers and has
correctly construed the law and facts, the decision of the Commission
shall be confirmed; otherwise it shall be reversed or modified. Upon
the hearing of such an appeal the court shall, upon motion of either
party filed with the clerk of the court according to the practice in
civil cases, submit to a jury any question of fact involved in such
case provided, however, that in all appeals in which occupational
diseases are involved, the findings of fact by the Commission shall
be final and not subject to review or modification by the court or be
submitted to a jury. The proceedings in every such an appeal shall be
informal and summary, but full opportunity to be heard shall be had
before judgment is pronounced. In the event a claimant needs addi-
tional medical attention pending any appeal as provided herein, the
Commission shall retain jurisdiction to entertain a request for
additional medical treatment and attention and may issue a sup-
plemental order requiring the employer to furnish additional medi-
cal treatment and attention, which order is subject to review on the
pending appeal. An appeal shall not be a stay of any order of the
Commission directing payment of compensation or any order or
supplemental order requiring the furnishing of medical treatment.
If the decision of the Commission shall be confirmed, reversed or
modified, the practice prevailing in civil cases as to the payment of
costs and the fees of medical and other witnesses shall apply. In all
such appeals upon suggestion in writing, under oath, of either of the
parties to said proceedings that such party cannot have a fair and
impartial trial in the court in which the same may be pending,
the said court shall order and direct the record of proceedings in such
appeal to be transmitted to some other of the circuit courts of the
counties, or common law courts of Baltimore City for trial. Appeal
shall lie from the judgment of the circuit court of the county or the
common law courts of Baltimore City to the Court of Appeals as in
other civil cases. All appeals from the Commission shall have prece-
dence over all cases except criminal cases.

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

Approved April 29, 1966.

CHAPTER 299
(House Bill 554)

AN ACT to repeal Sections 62-1 through 62-8, inclusive, of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Prince George's County (1963 Edition,
being Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "Prince George's County," subtitle "Recreation Board," and
to enact new Sections 62-1 through 62-12, inclusive, in lieu thereof,
to stand in place of the sections repealed and to be under the sub-
title "Recreation Department," to abolish the Prince George's
County Recreation Board and the laws relating thereto and to
create a new department of government in the county, to develop
and carry out a comprehensive program of public recreation in the
county, to provide for the powers, duties and employees of the
Department, to authorize the conduct of recreation programs in