The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1892-05-21

AN ACT to repeal the act of General
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the
January session, eighteen hundred and
ninety, entitled An act to amend Article
fifty-two of the Code of Public General
Laws, title justices of the Peace, except
as to the City of Baltimore, by adding
a new section thereto, to follow Section
eleven and to be designated as Section
eleven A, and TO be under the new sub
title of Criminal Jurisdiction. " and to
re-enact the said act with amendments
so as to except Queen Anne's, Hartford,
Talbot and Frederick counties.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
act of eighteen hundred and ninety, Chap
ter six hundred and eighteen, entitled
Gan act to amend article fifty-two of the
Code of Public General Laws, title Justices
of the Peace except as to the City of
Baltimore, by addinga new section thereto,
to follow Section eleven and to be designat-
ed as Section eleven A, and to be under
the new subtitle of Criminal Jurisdic-
ton, be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted to read as follows:
SEC. ,. Be enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland. That Article
fifty-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 II A, under the new
subtitle of Criminal 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 to the jurisdiction
which they now possess, and which may
be conferred on them by or under the laws
of this state, jurisdiction concurrent with
that exercised by the Circuit Courts for
the several counties of this state in all cases
of assault without any felonious intent,
and in all cases Of assault and battery, and
in all cases of petit larceny when the value
of the property stolen does not exceed sum
of five dollars, and in all misdemeanors not
punishable by confinement in the Peniten-
tiary which may be committed within their
respective Jurisdictions, and shall have
jurisdiction in all prosecutions or proceed
ings for the recovery of any penalty for
doing or emitting to do any act, the doing
of which or the omission to do which Is
made punishable under the laws of this
state, within their said jurisdiction, by any
pecuniary fine porenalty or by imprison-
ment in Jail or in the Maryland House of
Correction, all of which acts or omissions
are hereby declared to be criminal offenses
and that said justices shall have power to
issue all processes and to do all acts
which may be necessary to the exercise
of their said jurisdiction and may
try and determine all cases thereto they
may have jurisdiction and may pronounce
judgment and sentence therein in the
same manner and to the same extent as
the Circuit Courts for said counties could
in such cases if said cases were tried be-
fore said Circuit Courts without the in
PREVENTION of the jury; provided, however,
that if any person when brought before
any such justice having jurisdiction of the
case shall before trial for alleged offense
pray jury trial, or if the states attorney
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 commit such alleged
offender for trial in the Circuit Court for
the county in which the offense was com
mitted at its then session if it be then in
session, or at its next session if it be not
then in session, and to return said com
mitmeut or reoognizance with the names
and residences of the witnesses for the pro-
secution endorsed thereon forthwith to the
clerk of said court, and the justice before