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32.

Upon the party signifying his intention to appeal by application
to the justice, it shall be the duty of the justice of the peace to enter
the appeal, with the date thereof, upon his docket, and to transmit
forthwith the papers in the cause, together with a transcript of the
docket entries under his hand and seal, to the clerk of the circuit
court, or the Clerk of the Baltimore City Court and said transcript
of the docket entries shall be prima facie proof of the proceedings
had and the judgment entered in said cause.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That Section 327 of Article
66½ of said Code (1967 Replacement Volume) title "Motor Vehicles,"
subtitle "Offenses and Prosecutions," be and it is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

327.

Upon appeal being prayed as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the
magistrate to endorse upon the papers "appeal prayed," and transmit
the same forthwith to the proper court as aforesaid.

It shall not be necessary in such cases for the grand jury to find
either presentment or indictment nor shall formal pleadings be re-
quired, but the trial of all such cases on appeal shall be had upon the
original papers transmitted to said court by the justice of the peace,
committing magistrate or police justice aforesaid, the defendant or
traverser upon such appeal being entitled to have a jury trial.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved April 10, 1968.

CHAPTER 184
(House Bill 81)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 11 of
Article 24 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1966 Replacement
Volume), title "Costs" to provide that in CERTAIN COUNTIES
AND IN the First AND SECOND Judicial Circuit CIRCUITS
Civil Appeals from lower court shall not be docketed in the circuit
court until payment of costs.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 11 of Article 24 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1966 Replacement Volume), title "Costs," be and it is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted with amendments to read as follows:

11.

No case at law or in equity shall be docketed in the circuit court
of ANNE ARUNDEL, Harford, Montgomery, Charles, St. Mary's,
Somerset, Worcester and Prince George's Counties nor in the First
AND SECOND Judicial Circuit CIRCUITS shall any appeal from