Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1880-11-12
Judge Bowie's Charge to the Grand Jury

The law requires us TO charge you as TO
such matters as touch your present service and
involve the peace, government and dignity OF
the State.
The Legislature, at its last session, added
several sections to the Code of Public General
Laws, title, "Crimes and Punishmenis" BY
the Act OF 1880, Chapter 20, sub title Dis
turbance of the Public Peace" it is en-
acted that any person who shall willrlly
hinder or obstruct the free passage of
persons by or along any public street or
highway, in any city or town of this State,
or who shall wilfully disturb any neigh
borhood in such city or town by loud an un-
seemly noises, or shall profanely curse and
swear, or use obscene language upon or nea:
TO any street or highway, within the hearing
Of persons passing, shall, upon conviction, be
lined not less than ) and costs, and he i'm
prisoned in Jail, in the discretion Of the Court
BY the Act OF $780, Chapter "a, under sub
title drunkenness, it is enacted Every
person who shall be found drunk, or act
ing in n disorderly manner, TO the disturbance
of the public peace, upon any public street or
highway in any city or county vi this State,
shall be guilty Of misdemeanor, and upon
conviction shall be subject to fine of 81 and
costs, and committed until such fine and costs
are paid, etc.
tons and disturbances in Streets and high
ways of cities and towns.
The second TO drunkenness and disorderly
conduct upon streets and highways in any
city or county so that the latter embraces
drunkenness and disorderly conduct on any
highways in the county, whether in city, town
or country.
Another, yer important Act, is that add
ing 10 the Criminal Code, the sub title
''rramps, Chapter 81 1880.
Section LIST, enacts. Every person not insane
who wanders about in this State, and lodges
IN market houses, market places, or other pub
lie buildings or barns, out-houses, barracks,
sheds, or in the open air, without any fixed
place o: residence or any lawful occupation in
the city, town or county in which he may so
wander, and without any visible means of
support shall be deemed tramp and guilty
OF v misdemoanor, aud subject to imprison-
ment IN the Maryland House Of Correction
FOR period not less than two months, nor
more than one year.
Noquestion OF jurisdiction can arise between
Circuit Courts aud Justices of the Peacs und err
these Acts, because in the Two latter concurrent
Jurisdiction Is expressly given to both tribu-
nails, and the first creates au offence punisha-
bic by fine, etc, and Imprisonment 10 Jail AT
the discretion of the Court. These enactments
~ "Ni"is VI tue common LAW.
or re-enacimenis OF English Statutes. punish.
ing offences against public order and the pub.
lie peace.
The Act Of 1880, Chapter 32G, confers on
Justices of the Peace ia Montgomery county
and other counties therein named, 10 addition
to the jurisdiction which they now possess
Jurisdiction concurrent with that exercised by
the Courts for said counties, In all cases of as
saulis without any ielouious intent aud in all
cases OF assault aud battery, and In all eases of
peui larceny when the value of the property
stolen does not exceed IS, aud In ali misde.
meanors not punishable In The penilontiary
which may be committed within their respec.
tive Jurisdictions, aud in all prosecutions or
proceedings for the recovery Of any penalty
for doing or omitlng to do any ACT, tile
doing OF which or omission to do which
u made punishable under the laws Of this
State within the said Jurisdiction hy Gne
or penalty, or by imprisonment Ia ail
or Ia the Maryland House Of Correction.
aud 10 try and determine the same and
pronounce judgment and sentence therein
in the same manner and to the same extent AZ
the Circuit Courts could do Ia such cases. As