620                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      [CH. 327

CHAPTER 327
(House Bill 155)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 24 of
Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement
Volume), title "Pleadings, Practice and Process at Law," subtitle
"Continuance," to provide that cases in which the counsel is a
member of the General Assembly, shall be continued from five days
prior to the opening of the session until ten days after said session.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 24 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1965 Replacement Volume), title "Pleadings, Practice and Process
at Law," subtitle "Continuance," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

24.

When it shall appear that any attorney of record of any party to
any suit or proceeding at law or in equity, including any case or
proceeding in a criminal court, before a justice of the peace or mag-
istrate, the United States courts, the Court of Appeals of Maryland,
or any administrative board or agency of the State, county munic-
ipality, or federal government is a member of the General Assembly
of Maryland or a desk officer of either house of the General Assembly,
[and that said General Assembly of Maryland shall then be in
session,] such suit or proceeding shall be continued from [time to
time] five days prior to the opening of the General Assembly session
until ten days after said General Assembly of Maryland shall have
adjourned, unless such attorney shall upon the call of such suit or
proceeding for trial waive the benefit of this section. When it shall
appear that any attorney of record of any party to any suit or pro-
ceeding at law or in equity, including any case or proceeding in a
criminal court, before a justice of the peace or magistrate, the
United States courts, the Court of Appeals of Maryland or any ad-
ministrative board or agency of the State, county, municipality or
federal government, is a member of the Legislative Council of Mary-
land or one of its subcommittees, such suit or proceeding shall be
continued when the said Legislative Council, or said subcommittee,
as the case may be, is holding a meeting, unless such attorney shall
upon the call of such suit or proceeding for trial waive the benefit
of this provision. Whenever it shall be necessary to file a brief or
memorandum of law in any suit or proceeding in law or equity, in-
cluding any case or proceeding in the Court of Appeals of Maryland,
in a criminal court, before a justice of the peace or magistrate, the
United States courts, or any administrative board or agency of the
State, county, municipality, or federal government, which has been
continued under the provisions of this section, then such suit or
proceeding shall be continued for a time sufficient to prepare and
file such brief or memorandum.

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

Approved April 29, 1966.