Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1892-05-06

the new subtitle Criminal Jurisdiction and
10 re.eDnct the said act with amendments so
as to except Queen Aune's, Hartford, Talbot
and Frederick Counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the General
Assembly OF Maryland, That the act of
Eighteen hundred and ninety, chapter six
hundred and eighteen, entitled An act TO
amend Article fitty-two of the Code of Public
General Laws, title Justices OF the Peace"
(except as 10 the City of Baltimore) by adding
u new section thereto to follow section eleven
and TO be designated as section eleven A, and
to be under the new subtitle OF Criminal
jurisdiction" be and the same is hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted 10 read as follows:
SECTION 2. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly OF Maryland. That Article fiity-two
of the Code OF Public General Laws, is
amended by the addition of section TO follow
section eleven and to be numbered as section
eleven A, under the new subtitle of Grim
inal Jurisdiction" and TO read as follows:
II A. The several Justices of the Peace in
the State Of Maryland. Except in the City OF
Baltimore, and in Queen Anne's, Talbot,
Hartford and Frederick Counties. shall have
in addition fo5the Jurisdiction which thew
now possess and which may be conferred on
them by or under the laws Of this State Juris-
diction concurrent with that exercised BY the
Circuit Courts for the several counties OF this
State in all cases Of assault without any
tHHEH
Of assault and battery and in ali
cases Of petit larceny. when the value
of the property stolen does not exceed the sum
OF five dollars, and in all misdemeanors not
punishable by confinement in the penitentiary
which may be committed within their respec-
tive Jurisdictions. and shall have jurisdiction
in all prosecutions or proc edings for the re-
covery of any penalty for doing or emitting
TO do any act, the doing Of which or the
omission to do which is made punishable un.
der the laws OF this Stale, within their said
jurisdiction BY any pecuniary fine or penalty
or by imprisonment in jail. or in the Mary.
land House OF Correction, all Of which acts
or omissions are hereby declared to be Grim
inal oifenses, and that said Justices shall
have power to issue all processes and to do ali
acts which may be necessary TO the exercise OF
their said jurisdiction and may Try aud deter.
mine all cases thereof they may have iurisdic-
tion and may pronounce judgment and SEN
fence therein IN the same manner and to the
same extent us the circuit court for said conn
ties could In such cases il said cases were tried
before said circuit courts without the inter
yention ofthe jury, provided, however. that
ifany person when brought before any such
Justice having jurisd iction of the case, shall
before trial for the alleged offense pray n iury
trial, or II the States At orney for said county
shall before the trial OF such alleged offense
pray jury trial on the part of the State. it
shall be the duty of any such Justice TO COM
NIT such alleged offender for trial in the Cir
cult Court for the county in which the ofiense
was committed at its then session, if it be
then in session or at its next session, il il be
not then in session, and 10 return said commit
ment or recognizance with the names and
and residences of the Witnesses for the prose-
cution endorsed thereon, forthwith 10 the
Clerk OF said Court, and the Justice before
whom the case is tried shall inform the per-
son charged Of his right 10 jury trial and in
receiving tho recognizance sent up by the JUS
tice the clerk shall place the same on the ap-
peal docket and issue subpoena for the wit
netses names by the Justice and the case shall
be tried on the information or the warrant as
If on appeal, and IL on wniver OF Jury trial be-
fore the Justice and trial before him, either
party shall feel aggrieved, there shall be
right OF appeal 10 the Circuit Court for the
county 10 which the alleged ofiense is charged
to have been committed, in case the Judgment
of the Justice Of the peace is against the ac-
cused be shall, appeal, enter into recogniz.
ance with security to be approved by the
Justice Of the Peace, In every such case the
appeal shall be taken prayer within 10 DAYS
after judgment entered.
SECTION B And be II enacted. That all
acts or parts OF acts inconsistent with this act
are hereby repealed, and that this Act shall
take effect from the date ofits passage.
We hereby certify that the aforeeoinc 10
correct copyof an Act OF the General Assem-
by Of Maryland, passed January Session,
1892.
CARLTON sHAFER.
Chi 4 Clerk Of the House Of Delegates
VIC. PURNELL,
Secretary Of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor.