1394                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 467

CHAPTER 466
(Senate Bill 828)

AN ACT to add new subsection (c) to Section 153 of Article 26 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement), title
"Courts," subtitle "District Courts," to follow immediately after
subsection (b) thereof, providing for the powers of Constables of
the District Court.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new subsection (c) be and it is hereby added to Section 153 of
Article 26 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1971 Supplement),
title "Courts," subtitle "District Courts," to follow immediately after
subsection (b) thereof, to read as follows:

153.

(c) Every constable shall within thirty days after his appoint-
ment take and subscribe the oath prescribed by Section 6, Article I
of the Constitution of Maryland. He shall obey and execute all
process directed to him from any judge of the District Court of
Maryland concerning any matter, debt or demand between party
and party, and shall return such process according to the command
therein contained. He shall serve and levy all executions issued by
a judge of the District Court, and in so doing shall have the powers

and the responsibilities of a sheriff while acting in the capacity of a

process server and shall be liable to the extent of a sheriff. SAME
POWERS, RESPONSIBILITIES AND LIABILITIES AS A SHER-
IFF OR DEPUTY SHERIFF ACTING IN THE SAME CAPACITY,
, PROVIDED THAT THE CONSTABLE SHALL HAVE SATIS-
FACTORILY COMPLETED A TRAINING PROGRAM FROM AN
APPROVED POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL AS DEFINED IN
ARTICLE 41, SECTION 70A.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1972.

Approved May 26, 1972.

CHAPTER 467
(Senate Bill 831)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Subsection (5)
of Section 3(b) of Article 48B of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1972 Replacement Volume), title "Motor Clubs," changing
the minimum value of THE PROVISIONS CONCERNING gov-
ernment bonds and surety bonds required as evidence of security
under this Article.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Subsection (5) of Section 3(b) of Article 48B of the Anno-