Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-25
CHAPTER 1888.

AN ACT to repeal and recnact with
amendments section IL A OF Article
So of the Code of Public General Laws,
title justices of the Peace" subtitle
Criminal Jurisdiction" as said Sec
tion was amended by chapter 4S5 of
the Acts of 1899.
Section /. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section
eleven A of Article tifty-two of the Code
of Pubic General Laws, title "Justices
of the Peace" subtitle Criminal Jur-
by chapter 4S5 of the Acts of 1899, be
and the same is hereby repealed and ie-
enacted with amendments so as 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, Frederick and
Montgomery counties, shall have in ad-
dition to the jurisdiction which they
now possess and which may be confer
red 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 ana
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 committed within their
respective Jurisdictions; and shall have
jurisdiction in all prosecutions or pro-
ceedings tor the recovery of any penalty
for doing or emitting to do any act, the
dc ing of which or the omission to do
which is made punishable under the
laws of this State, within their said jur-
isdiction, by any pecnniary fine or PEN
atty, or by imprisonment in Jail or the
Maryland House of Correction, all of
which acts or omissions are hereby de-
ella ed to be criminal offenses; and the
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 whereof they may
have Jurisdiction, and may pronounce
Judgment and sentence therein in the
same manner and to the same extent as
the Circuit Court for said counties could
in such cases, If said cases were tried
before said Circuit Courts without the
Intervention of a jury; provided how
ever, that il any person when brought
before any such justice having jurisdic-
zion of the case. shall before trial for
the alleged offense fray a jury trial, OF
If the States Attorney for said county
shall, before the trial of such alleged Of
Tense pray u jury trial on the part of
the State, IL shall DO the duty of any
such justice TO commit such alleged Of
fender for trial In the Circuit Court for
the county in which the oifense was
committed, ut its then session, If it be
then in session, or at 1t ne xt session, If 1t
be not then III session,and to return said
commitment or recognizance with the
names and residences of the witnesses
for the prosecution endorsed thereon,
forthwith to the Clerk of the said Court;
and the justice before whom the caseis,
tried shall inform the person charged,
of his right 10 jury trial, and on re-
ceiving the recOgnlztnce sent up by the
justice, the Clerk shall place the same on
the appeal docket and issue subpoena
for the witnesses named by the justice
and the case shall be tried on the inf0r.
nation or the warrant as if on appeal
and il on waiver of jury trial before the
justice and trial before him either party
shall feel aggrieved, there shall be
right of appeal to the Circuit Court for
the county in which The alleged oiTense
Is charged to have been committed; in
case tho judgment of the Justice Of the
Peace Is against the accused and he
shall appeal, he shall enter into recogni-
zance with security to be approved by
the Justice of the Peace, in every case
the appeal shall be taken within ten days
after judgment entered.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, April 9th. 1894.