Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1892-05-26

subtitle Of aCrininal jurisdiction be and
the same i herebY repealed and re'enactsd
10 read as follows
ShcrzoN q BE Il enacted ~ Tie Gonor.i
81 Assembly Of MARYLAND. That Article
fllty-two Of Tho Code Of Publies General
Lave, Is amended BY The addition oi d sec
ton % follow section eleven and % be- NUM-
bered al section eleven Al, under The new
sub title Of criminal Jurisdlcilons and to-
read as i0liows
A A. The several Juslices Of the Peace
In the State Of Maryland, Except ii the
city Of Bnltlmore and Ii Queen Anne's,
Talbot, Hartford and Frederick Counties,
shall have IN addition % the Jurisdiction
which they now possess and which may
be conferred on them BY or under lhe laws
OF this State Jurisdiction concurrent with
several counties Of this State In all cases
0f assault without any felanious intent ana
10 all eases If assault and battery and in
all cases 81 petit larceny, when The Raine
Of the properly stolen does not exceed She
sum of FIVE dollars, and Ia al misdemean-
ofs not punishable BY confinement Iii tho
penitentiafy which may becDmmisled with.
IN their respective Jurisdictions aud shall
have Jurisdiction IN al prosecutions or pro-
ceedingH for The recovery ~ any penaIty
for doing OF emitting 10 do any act, the do
Ing Of which Or the omission % do which
IS made punishable under The laws Of this
State, within their said Jurisdiction by any
pccuniary fine o. penalty or hY iraprisons
mentin jail OF In the Maryland Houae Of
Correction, nll 81 which acts OK omissions
are hereby declared a. be criminal 0lFenses
and thai said Justices shall have power
70 issue all processes and % DO al acts
which may 10 necessary 10 tho exer
else Of their saId Jurisdiction and may Try
aud determine all cas,ss thereof they may
have jurisdiction and may pronounce Judy,
mcnl aud Eenlcnre therein Id the asmo
manner and 3 The same extent as tie cir
cult court sof said counties could Ia such
cases u said caaks were tried before said
circuit courts without The intervention 81
Tho Jury, provided however, iIsst ii any
person when brought bei0r2 any snch Ins
ike having Jurisdiction Of the case, shall
before trial Cor tie alleged nfienaa pray a
Jury Trial. OF II The States Attorney flr
aald county ehasl before the trial 0f such
alleged ofense pray Jury trial an she
part 81 the State, Il shall be Tie duty III
any such JussicG 10 commit snch alleged
offender for trial ia the Effftiil Court f0r
the county II which the Df3onaa was COM
miticd at Is liien session. IL Il to then ia
session 81 "a iss nexl session and in return
sald commitment ~ recogn 1ance with tho
names and relsdences 81 Tie Witnesses for
she prosecution endorsed thereon, losshs
with u thc Clerk 81 said Cogft, aud tho
Justice before whom lho case u tried shall
inttg4u sl,o person charged IL bis right d a
Jury trial and Ia receiving tho fecuRnlgancc
sent up BY the Justice Tho clerk shall place
flia safnn on fhe appeal docket and lsana
subpoena fnr the witnesses names ~ The
Justice ind tic caso shall la tried On tho
information 81 The warrant as L 90 appeal,
and " on waivcg 81 jury trial before tho
Justice and trial before him, either party
shall feel a9grieYc1. there shah b q right
81 APPEAL - tie Circuit Court iog the coeii-
~ in which The alleged offense Is charged
II have been committed, n caan tho judy
ment Of ne Justice 81 she peare Z ageinsi
she accused be shall appeal, ontor INTO rc-
coenizance with secnrity % ba approved
bY The Justice u the Peace, ia every snch
caee lhb hppeAs shall Be taken prayer witt-
Ia 10 days allar Judgment eDsfrca
SECTION 3. And ~ u enacted. That al
ac,s Or parts Of scia Inconsistent with thss
act are hereby repealed, and Chat this hcl
shall take effect from tlae date 81 III slas.
age
We Merehy certify THAI she asageRoiHs a
4 cornei copy pl ia art II NE General
Assembly of Maryland, pAssea January
seesiun 1872
cAftfss1N SHARPER.
Chief CLARK cf lsss HOUSE of Delegates
w. q FNhMETsis,
Stefnsaty 0f tie scaafe
Approved " thc GpTernoF,
April III, is9s