MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                               475

The Public Local Laws of Talbot County
Sections 269 through 272, inclusive
Article 21 — Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition, as added
by Chapter 389 of the Acts of 1961)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 269 through 272, inclusive, of
the Public Local Laws of Talbot County being Article 21
of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition, as
added by Chapter 389 of the Acts of 1961) be and they are
hereby repealed:

Article 21

[269.

The Circuit Court for Talbot County is authorized to
prescribe by general rules the practice and procedure in
all cases or actions before Justices of the Peace
designated as Trial Magistrates in Talbot County. Such
rules shall neither abridge, enlarge nor modify the
substantive rights of any litigant, but as used in this
sub-title, the terms "practice and procedure" shall be
liberally construed, and without intending hereby to
limit their comprehensive application, shall be deemed to
include process, writs, pleading, parties, trials and
judgments. Such general rules shall take effect on the
date as prescribed therein. Upon taking effect such
rules and any subsequent amendments or additions thereto,
shall supersede any prior inconsistent public general or
public local law. Such rules may be rescinded, changed,
modified or added to from time to time by the Circuit
Court for Talbot County or by the General Assembly, and
such alterations or additions to the rules shall become
effective at such time as the Circuit Court for Talbot
County or the General Assembly shall provide.]

[270.

The Circuit Court for Talbot County is also
authorized to prescribe, in the manner set forth in
Section 269, in civil actions for service of summons,
which may include as a part thereof a copy of the
statement of claim and verification, by registered or
certified mail with return receipt.]

[271.

The Justices of the Peace designated as Trial
Magistrates in Talbot County shall be entitled to receive
and collect the following fees and costs, which fees and
costs shall be in substitution of any fees and costs now
provided for by law;

For docketing, indexing and trial, including
judgment or dismissal of any civil action