Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1894-05-11
CHAPTER 33s.


| AN ACT To repeal and re.enact with
amendments section ii A OF Article
so of the Code Of Public General Laws,
title "Justices of the Peace" subtitle
Criminal Jurisdiction" as said Sec
ton was amended by chapter 4S5 Of
the Acts of 1899,
Section l. BE it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That section
eleven A of Article fifty-two of the Code
OF Pubic General Laws, title "Justices
of the Pence" subtitle "Criminal Jur-
sdiction" as said section was amended
by chapter 4S5 of the Acts of 1899, be
and the same is hereby repealed and lie.
enacted with amendments 30 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
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 ielonious
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 OF 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, IL said cases were tried
before said Circuit Courts without the
intervention OF 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 n jury trial, or
il the States Attorney for said county
shall, before the trial Of such alleged Of
Tense pray jury trial on the part OF
the State, IL shall be the duty OF any
such justice to commit such alleged Of
fender for trial in'the Circuit Court for
the county in which the offense was
committed, at its then session, il it be
4 hnf I'M tnh ot Vt II
be- not then in 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 TO jury trial, and on re-
ceiving the recognizince 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 II 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 count, In which the alleged offense
is charged TO have been committed; in
case the judgment of the Justice OF the
Peace Is against the accused and no
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. 3. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
Approved, April 9th. 1894.