The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1896-04-03
PUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
Jan uary Session, 1896.
CHAPTER 81.

An Act to repeal Chapter seventy-three of the
Acts OF the General Assembly of Maryland,
passed at the January session, in the year
eighteen hundred and ninety-two, entitled
an Act to provide for the trial by the Police
Justice of the Peace of election district num-
Der two, in Frederick County, of persons
charged with violating any of the ordinances
of the Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick,
and to repeal Section 1885, and to repeal and
re-enact with amendments Sections 238, 253
and 255, of Article eleven of the Code of Pub
lie Local Laws of Maryland, entitled Fred
erick County," sub title Frederick" and
to re-enact the same with amendments.
SECTION l. Be it en- scted by the General AS
sembly of Maryland, That Chapter seventy
three of the Acts OF the General Assembly of
the year eighteen hundred and ninety
two, entitled an Act To provide for the
TRIAL by the Police Justice of the Peace of
Election District number two of Frederick
County, of persons charged with violating
any of the ordinances of The Mayor and Alder
men of Free ericK, and to repeal Section lS3,
and to repeal and re-enact with amendments
Sections 23S, 253 and 255 of Article eleven of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland,
entitled FREDERICK county," subtitle Erred
erick, be aud the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted with amendments SO that Sec
lions 23S, 253 and 255, OF said Article eleven,
shall read as follows:
SECTION Z3S. In all cases in which any per.
sou shall be found guilty OF violating any of
The ordinances OF the Corporation of Fred
erick, II shall be lawful tor the Justice of the
Peace of Election District number two, in
Frederick county, trying said cause, upon
OnVlciOn of the offender TO impose the line
prescribed by the particular ordinance under
which said person is tired, and upon failure
or refusal of the party convicted thereof to pay
such nne and cost, to commit the person con-
vlcled 10 the Jail of Frederick County for the
time prescribed by said ordinance, unless the
person Convicted shall pay such fine and cost
before the day limited in such commitment,
in which case the Justice who tn ed the cause
snail issue his order to the sheriff to release
said person.
253. In ali appeals from the judgment of the
Justice to the Circuit Court tor Frederick
County, the party appealing shall give bond
with at least two SurltieS 10 be approved by
said Justice, IN a penalty double the amount
OF the nne imposed and the cost which may
accrue on such appeal which penalty shall be
adjudged by SUCH Justice, and conditi' ned
that If the party app aling shall not prosecute
such appeal with effect a. the ne II term of the
Circuit Court and also pay and satisfy said May
or and Aldermen, in Case the Judgment ofLhe
Justice be affirmed, as well as the fine and
cost aujudged by the said Justice, as also all cost
that sail be awarded by the said court, then
The said bond 10 be and remain in tull force
and effect, otherwise to be of nOn-effect, aud
no such ppeal shall be heard by the court I'M
Ill such bond shall be given and approved
aforesaid, and filed with the Clerk of the
Court.
25o. All Cffenses against the laws and ordi-
nances of the Mayor and Aldermen of Fred
erick shall be tried and determined by one of
the j Justices of the Peace of Election District
number two, of Frederick ounty, and all ar
rests fol- breaches of the laws and ordinances
OF the cOrpor ton shall be made by the Con-
stables appointed by the May or and Aldermen
of Frederick and by no other Constable what
soever, and Tor compensation tor services rem
del ed under this sub title of this Article, each
OF sand Justices of the Peace shall receive in
equal quarterly instalments from the said May
or and Aldermen OF Frederick, the sum of one
hundred dollars annually, and each OF said
Justices shall have Jurisdiction to try all
causes and to impose the respective penalties
QSOr fhn ITn Vnnna of fhA
Mayor and Aldermen of Frederick, and which
by the terms of said ordinance are to be impos-
ed by the Mayor and Aldermen, as well as the
penalties hereal ter prescribed by the said
Mayor and Aldermen OF Frederick, by
ordinance passed in accor iance with
rick City. And said Justices o. the Peace
shall pay quarterly 10 the Register of
Frederick City all fines and costs collected by
them IN corporation cases. and any of them,
upon failure to do so, shall be liable to indict
ment in the Circuit Court for Frederick Coun.
ty, and upon conviction shall be fined the
sum of one hundred dollars S, or be imprisoned
in the county Jail for a term of not less than
TWO months, and not more than SIX months
or both, in the discretion of the court: and each
of said Justices shall produce his docket when
requested SO to do by the Board of Aldermen
and may be Intercepted undo. oath in regard
to the entries therein.
SECTION 2. And be 1t hereby further enacted
That Section one hundred and eighty-three OF
Article eleven, of the Code of Public Local
Laws OF Maryland, title " Frederick County,"
subtitle ~ frederick" be and the same is here
SECTION 3. And be it hereby further enacted
That this Act shall take effect on the first Mon
day OF May, in the year eighteen hundred and
ninety-siX.
Approved March 18th, 1896
LLOYD LOWNDES,
Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE
President of the Senate
SYDNEY e. MUDD.
Speaker of the House of Delegates
OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE
hereby certify that the aforegoing is a true
copy of an Act of the General Assembly of
Maryland, passed at the January session, 1885,
j. ROGER MCSHERRY,
mar.N-St. Secretary of the Senate