The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1892-05-20
Approved br the Governor. ApriIl I. L


CHAPTER 4S5.
AN ACT TO REPEAL THE ACT OF GENERAL
Assembly of Maryland, passed at the January
session, eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled
pn act to amend Article iftytwo Of the Code OF
Peace except as to the City of Baltimore, by
eleven and to be designated as Section eleven A,
and to be under the new subtitle of Criminal
amendments SO as to except Queen Anne's, Har-
ford, Talbot and Frederick counties.
biz IF e Dy e
and ninety. Chapter six hundred and eighteen, en-
6ed bn act to amend article fi, nffytwo OF Of the Inc
Peace except as to the City of Baltimore, by add
ing new section thereto, to follow Section eleven
under the subtitle of Criminal Jurisdiction, "
be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Article ffty-two of the Code Of
Public General Laws is amended by the addition
of section to follow Section eleven and to be num-
bered as Section II a, under the new subtitle
II A.. The several justices of the peace in the
STATE Of Maryland IN the ely Of BalmSre
lex eounties) shall have in addition TO the jursdic
ton which they now possess and which may be
conferred on them by 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 feloni
intent, and in all of assault and battery,
and in all 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 com
shall have Jurisdiction in all prosecutions pro-
ceedngs for the recovery of any penalty for doing
emitting to do any act, the doing of which the
omission to do which is made punishable under the
laws of this state within their said Jurisdiction, by
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 sau
thereof they may have jurisdiction and may pro-
nounce judgment and sentence therein in the same
and IN he tent hp
for said counties could in such cases If said cases
were tried before said Circuit Courts without the
if any person when brought before any such Justice
having Jurisdiction of the case shall before trial
for the alleged oftense pray jury trial, or II the
states attorney for said county shall before the
trial of such alleged offense pray jury trial 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
then in session, at its next session If it be not
then in session, and to return said commitment or
recogniZSnce with the names and residences of the
witnesses for the prosecution endorsed thereon
forthwith to the clerk of said court and the Justice
charged of his right to jury trial, and in re-
ceiving the recognizance sent up by the justice the
issue subpoena for the witnesses names by the JUS
tice, and the shall be tried on the information
jury trial before the Justice and trial before him
either party shall feel agerieyed there shall be
right of appeal to the Circuit Court for the county
in which the alleged offense is charged to have
been committed; in case the judgment of the JUS
tlce Oh the peace Is against lHe accused ne snail
appeal enter into recogniZance 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
SEC 8. And be it enacted, That all acts or parts
of acts inconsistent with this act are hereby re-
peaed. and that this act shall take effect from the
date OF its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is cor
rect copy of an act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed January session. 1892.
CARLTON SHAFER,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
W. q. PURNELL,
Secretary of the Senate.
Approved by the Governor, April z, 1892