HARRY HUGHES, Governor

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52.

(d) Each trustee, within ten days after the
commencement of his term, shall take an oath of office that
he will diligently and faithfully perform the duties of
trustee in accordance with law. Such oath shall be
administered by the clerk of the [Superior Court of] CIRCUIT
COURT FOR Baltimore City, subscribed by the member making
it, and filed in said clerk's office.

(f) The board of trustees shall keep a record of all
its proceedings which shall be open to public inspection.
It shall provide, if requested, an opportunity for a full
hearing, including the right to counsel and
cross-examination for all interested parties in any
proceeding as to any benefit, or any part thereof, provided
herein. The board, through its member presiding at any
hearing, shall have the power to administer oaths and may
apply to [the Superior Court of Baltimore City or] the
circuit court of any county for a subpoena for any witness,
which shall be granted by the court upon finding that the
evidence of said witness is necessary to provide a fair
hearing, and that requiring attendance by the witness would
not be oppressive. The board may expend from the fund such
amounts as may be necessary for the conduct of its
proceedings, including but not limited to expenses for
investigation, medical or other advice, stenographic
service, and the like. The Attorney General shall be the
legal adviser to the board, and shall upon request by the
board, assist and advise the board during the conduct of any
hearing.

55.

(c) "Court" means the Court of Appeals, Court of
Special Appeals, circuit court of a county, [Supreme Bench
of Baltimore City,] and the District Court of Maryland.

(f) "Judge" means a judge of a court. For the purpose
of this subsection, a judge also includes any commissioner
of the Workmen's Compensation Commission, and any master in
chancery or master in juvenile causes appointed in any
county [or in Baltimore City] by the circuit court for that
county [or the appropriate court of the Supreme Bench of
Baltimore City] and who serves on a full-time basis as. a
master, subject to the benefits and limitations of
paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (m) of this
section.

66.

(b) The term "State employees," as used in this
subtitle means those officers and employees of the State of
Maryland who are paid through the Central Payroll Bureau or
are authorized to be paid through the Central Payroll Bureau