Marvin Mandel, Governor                        1203

"III. Practice," subheading "Continuance," adding the Court of
Special Appeals to the list of suits or proceedings in which a con-
tinuance may be taken during the session of the Legislature or
Legislative Council where an attorney is a member thereof.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 24 of Article 75 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1969 Replacement Volume), title "Pleadings, Practice and Process
at Law," subtitle "III. Practice," subheading "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it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as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
magistrate, the United States courts, the Court of Appeals of Mary-
land, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland, or any administrative
board or agency of the State, county, municipality, or federal govern-
ment is a member of the General Assembly of Maryland or a desk
officer of either house of the General Assembly, such suit or pro-
ceeding shall be continued from 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 proceeding 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, the Court of Special Appeals of Maryland or any adminis-
trative board or agency of the State, county, municipality or federal
government, is a member of the Legislative Council of Maryland 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, including any case or
proceeding in the Court of Appeals of Maryland, in the Court of
Special Appeals of Maryland, in a criminal court, before a justice
of the peace or magistrate, the United States courts, or any admin-
istrative 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
July 1, 1971.

Approved May 17, 1971.

CHAPTER 558
(House Bill 718)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 37(a)
of Article 64A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replace-