HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                      1341

before the POLICE Commissioner, or before a POLICE Disciplinary
Board which may be created by [him] THE COMMISSIONER, consisting
of such members of the Department as [he] THE COMMISSIONER may
from time to time determine. The Commissioner, or Disciplinary
Board, as the case may be, shall, in connection with any such
disciplinary hearing, have the power to administer oaths and to
issue subpoenas to compel the attendance and testimony of
witnesses, and the production of books, papers, records, and
documents as may be relevant or necessary. Any such subpoena may
be served by any police officer of the Department or, without
cost, by the sheriff or deputy sheriff of the political
subdivision in which is located the residence of the person, or
the main office of the firm, association, partnership, or
corporation against whom or which the subpoena is issued. In
case of disobedience or refusal to obey any such subpoena, the
Police Commissioner, or Disciplinary Board, may apply to the
[Baltimore City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY, or the
[Circuit Court] CIRCUIT COURT of any county, as the case may be,
wherein the subpoenaed party resides or conducts business, for an
order requiring the attendance and testimony of such witness and
the production of such books, papers, records, and documents.
Upon a finding that the attendance and testimony of the witness,
or the production of the books, papers, records, and documents so
sought is relevant or necessary, the court may issue an order
requiring such attendance, testimony, or production of books,
papers, records, and documents, and any failure to obey such an
order of court may be punished by the court as a contempt
[thereof] OF COURT.

(e) Administrative Procedure Act. The provisions of the
Administrative Procedure Act, [Article 41,] TITLE 10, SUBTITLE 2
OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT ARTICLE, Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition) (1984 EDITION) shall govern the procedure to be followed
in disciplinary hearings before the POLICE Commissioner or POLICE
Disciplinary Board, including any appeals therefrom to the
courts, including the Court of SPECIAL Appeals of Maryland. The
POLICE Commissioner shall be considered an aggrieved party for
the purposes of appeal from any adverse ruling of the [Baltimore
City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY.

16-31.

(b) Members of the BALTIMORE CITY police force in active
service on January 1, 1964, who are denied a disability pension
under subsection (a) of this Section, have a right to appeal to
the [Baltimore City Court] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY. The
Court or jury may affirm, reverse, or modify the action of the
Police Department in the case.

20. SEWERS

20-9.

The Mayor and City Council of Baltimore acting by and
through the agency of said commission, may acquire by gift,