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Appeals from those appeals which are subject to the exclusive juris-
diction of the Court of Appeals, Nothing in this section should be
construed to create a right to appeal from any order, decree, judg-
ment or other action, or to abrogate any right of appeal granted by
any other section of this Code or by any other laws of this State.

21A. 21B.

The Court of Appeals may, by writ of certiorari, review any case
in the Court of Special Appeals before or after rendition of decision
by the Court of Special Appeals.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 362
(House Bill 22)

AN ACT to add new Section 9H to Article 64A of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971 Supplement),
title "Merit System," to follow immediately after Section 9G there-
of; and to repeal Section 12-62 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Prince George's County (1963 Edition, being Article 17 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland), title "Prince George's County,"
subtitle "12. Circuit Court," subheading "Probation and Parole;"
and to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 22-82 and
22-92 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1969
Edition, being Article 4 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land), title "Baltimore City," subtitle "22. Supreme Bench," sub-
heading "Probation and Suspension of Sentence," and to repeal Sec-
tions 22-81 and 22-87 through 22-91, inclusive, of the said subtitle
and sub-heading of the Code of Public Local Laws of Baltimore
City; to require the transfer of local probation employees in Prince
George's County and Baltimore City to the State of Maryland,
with exceptions, to provide for the rights and benefits of trans-
ferred employees, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ASSUMPTION OF
CERTAIN DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS BY THE STATE DI-
VISION OF PAROLE AND PROBATION, and to repeal or amend
as necessary local laws providing for probation departments in
these jurisdictions.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 9H be and it is hereby added to Article 64A of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Replacement Volume and 1971
Supplement), title "Merit System," to follow immediately after Sec-
tion 9G thereof, and to read as follows:

9H.

(a) As of July 1, 1972 1973, any employees of Prince George's
County who were performing parole and probation duties under the
direction of the State Division of Parole and Probation and who are