SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1115

condition for a definite time, in any case within their jurisdiction,
provided that such suspension is made at the trial of the case and
not after judgment is pronounced; and said trial magistrate may
make such orders and impose such terms as to costs, recognizance
for appearance or matters relating to the residence or conduct of
the defendants as may be deemed proper; and said trial magistrate
may also make such orders as to the supervision of the conditions
of suspension as may be deemed proper, including supervision by the
State Department of Parole and Probation; provided that any such
action taken shall be duly recorded on the magistrate's docket. Said
trial magistrate at any time during the period of suspension or pro-
bation, and after notice to the probationer or person accused, and
after full opportunity to him to be heard either in person or by
counsel, may alter, enlarge, modify or change any one or more of
such conditions, and may add other conditions of suspension of sen-
tence or probation.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1967.

Approved April 21, 1967.

CHAPTER 506
(Senate Bill 433)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 45 of
Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Supplement),
title "General Assembly," subtitle "Commission on Judicial Dis-
abilities," requiring that the Court of Appeals shall provide for
procedures to be followed by the Commission on Judicial Disabil-
ities in proceedings filed in or pending before it, and revising the
format of this section.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 45 of Article 40 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Supplement), title "General Assembly," subtitle "Commission
on Judicial Disabilities," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

45.

For the purpose of any investigation or any proceeding under
Section 4B of Article IV of the Constitution of this State:

[(a)] (1) The Commission on Judicial Disabilities and the Gen-
eral Assembly are empowered to administer oaths and affirmations,
subpoena witnesses, compel their attendance, take evidence and re-
quire the production of any books, papers, correspondence, mem-
oranda, contracts, agreements, other records or tangible things which
the Commission or the General Assembly finds relevant or material
to the inquiry or proceedings. Oaths and affirmations may be admin-
istered by, and subpoena may be issued by, any member of the Com-
mission or any officer of the General Assembly.

[(b)] (2) In case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena
issued to, any person, by the Commission, the Commission may invoke