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entered upon the testimony of the plaintiff alone; but in all such
cases testimony in corroboration of that of the plaintiff shall be
necessary.

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

Approved April 14, 1967.

CHAPTER 177
(Senate Bill 248)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 78A of
Chapter 780 of the Laws of Maryland, 1959, being also Section
70-90, title "Park and Planning Commission," subtitle "Same—
Special Procedure in Montggomery MONTGOMERY County,"
Code of Public Local Laws, Montgomery County, to revise and
clarify the circumstances for appeal; FROM THE DISTRICT
COUNCIL; to authorize appeals by persons other than those
aggrieved; to establish the time for reconsideration and to confirm
and expressly provide for the same for any reason; to clarify the
power of the Court to review the action, authorizing remand for
any reason and to conform to the provisions of the Maryland rules
of procedure relative to the time for transmitting the record and
for service of process on the District Council.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 78A of Chapter 780 of the Laws of Maryland, 1959, as
amended, be, and is hereby, repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

78A—Special Procedure in Montgomery County.

In Montgomery County, a final [decision] action of the District
Council on any application for a map amendment may, within thirty
days after the decision is rendered ACTION IS TAKEN by [reso-
lution of] the Council [or within thirty days after the final decision
of the Council on a petition for reconsideration] be appealed by any
person aggrieved by the decicion, or by any ACTION, OR BY ANY
PERSON, municipality, corporation, or association, whether or not
incorporated, which has appeared at the hearing in person, by attor-
ney or in writing to the Circuit Court for the County which shall
have the power to affirm [the decision of the District Council, or if
such decision is not in accordance with the law, to reverse such
decision, with or without remanding the case for rehearing, as
justice may require.] or reverse the action appealed from, or
remand the same to the District Council for further consideration
for any reason, or dismiss the appeal as now or hereafter provided
by law.

Whenever any such appeal is taken, a copy thereof shall be served
on the District Council [by the Clerk of the Court] in the manner
provided in rule B2(c) of the Maryland Rules of Procedure and the
District Council shall promptly give notice of the appeal to all parties