1940                             Laws of Maryland                       Ch. 682

being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland),
title "St. Mary's County," subtitle "Circuit Court," to change the
manner of compensating the court reporters and court stenogra-
phers in St. Mary's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 7 of the Code of Public Local Laws of St. Mary's
County (1965 Edition, being Article 19 of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland), title "St. Mary's County," subtitle "Circuit
Court," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, to read as follows:

7.

The Judges of the Seventh Judicial Circuit of Maryland shall
appoint one or more official court reporters for the circuit courts of
Calvert, Charles, Prince George's, and St. Mary's Counties, respec-
tively. These reporters each shall be expert stenographers or other-
wise competent to record court proceedings. Each shall hold office
during the pleasure of the judges of said respective courts. The
court reporters or stenographers in Prince George's County shall
be paid a per diem to be fixed by the [court not to exceed $40.00
for each and every day of actual service;] county commissioners
after consultation with the county administrative judge; and the
court stenographers for Calvert and St. Mary's Counties shall be
paid a per diem to be fixed by the [court not to exceed $40.00 for
each and every day of actual service.] county commissioners after
consultation with the county administrative judge. Each such court
stenographer shall be paid such expenses as may be approved by
the court payable by the County Treasurer of the county in the
circuit court of which such services shall have been rendered, as a
part of the court's expenses, upon the presentation of a certificate
of the clerk or any of the judges of said courts showing attendance
and services of said reporter. However, in Calvert and St. Mary's
Counties the court reporter or stenographer shall be paid mileage
at the rate of ten cents per mile for all necessary travel between
his home and the place of executing his duties as such; and the
court reporters or stenographers in Calvert and St. Mary's Counties
after having served at least two years in such position shall be
granted two weeks vacation with pay which shall be computed from
the weekly average of per diem compensation during the year.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1970.

Approved May 21, 1970.

CHAPTER 682
(Senate Bill 717)

AN ACT to add new Section 384B to Article 48A of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume), title "Insurance
Code," subtitle "The Insurance Contract; General" to follow im-
mediately after Section 384A thereof and to provide for the com-