THEODORE R. MCKELDIN, GOVERNOR 1243
CHAPTER 441
(House Bill 746)

AN ACT to add three new sections to Article 14 of the Code
or Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 edition), title
"Howard County", sub-title "State's Attorney", said new
sections to be known as Sections 296B, 296C, and 296D, and
to follow immediately after Section 296A of said Article,
providing for the prosecution of cases of DESERTION AND
non-support of wife and children MINOR CHILD on infor-
mation filed by the State's Attorney for Howard County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That three new sections be and they are hereby added to
Article 14 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930
edition), title "Howard County", sub-title "State's Attorney",
said new sections to be known as Sections 296B, 296C and
296D, and to follow immediately after Section 296A of said
Article and to read as follows:

296B. (a) Any person who fails to support his wife or
SHALL WITHOUT JUST CAUSE DESERT OR WILFULLY
NEGLECT TO PROVIDE FOR THE SUPPORT AND
MAINTENANCE OF HIS WIFE OR MINOR child may be
prosecuted on information filed on behalf of the State by the
State's Attorney of Howard County.

(b) The clerk of said court shall, upon order of the State's
Attorney for said county, issue, summons for witnesses to
appear at the time and place to be designated in said order,
and the said court shall have the same power as provided by
Sections 7 and 8 of Article 35 of the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws of this State to secure and compel the attendance
and testimony of said witnesses, and all witnesses so sum-
moned and appearing and taking the oath hereinafter pro-
vided shall receive the same compensation allowed to wit-
nesses summoned and attending before the grand inquest for
said county.

296C. The same pleading and practice and all provisions
of law now applicable to indictments and governing the trial
of issues thereon shall be applicable, so far as practicable, to
information filed under Section 296B by the State's Attorney.

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EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.