The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-05-16
Public General Laws.
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CHAPTER 10.
AN ACT TO REPEAL AND RE-ENACT.
WITH AMENDMENTS. SECTION LA
OF ARTICLE 81 OF THE CODE OF
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS. TITLE
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE" SUB
TITLE CRIMINAL JURISDICTION"
AS SAID SECTION WAS AMENDED
BY CHAPTER SSs OF THE ACTS
OF 1884,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, Lhat seeuon II,
Laws. title Justices of the. Peace, sub
title Criminal jurisdiction. as SAID seS-
ton was amended by chapler 800 OF 1hs
repealed and re-enacted, with amend
ments, so as to read as follows:
liza. The several justices OF tht peace
in the state of MARYLAND, except the city
of Baltimore and in Talbot, Hartford,
Montgomery and Frederick counties. sha Y
have, in addition to the jurisdiction which
ferred on them by or under the laws OF
this state, Jurisdiction concurrent with
that exercised by the circuls courts Tor
the several counties OF this stare IN al
cases of assault without any felonious
intent and in all cases OF assault ana DAT
terry, and in all cases OF petty larceny
when the valrSe of the properly stolen doe Is
not exceed the sum OF five dollars. AMI III
ynisdemeanors not punishable by CONNIE
ment in the penitentiary Ehlch may pc
committed within their respective JurlS;,,
dicton, and shall have jurisdiction III all
prosecutions or proceedings for recovery
of any penalty for doing Or uniting TO
do any act the doing OF which are the
omission to do which is MADE punlsndpie
under the law of this state within their
said jurisdiction by any pecuniary 1ne
or penalty or by On arrect9 jan III
of which acts or omissions are hereby de-
clared to be criminal onenses; ano the
said justice shall have power TO issue a.
processes and to do all acts Whlcn may
be necessary to the exercise OF their said
jurisdiction; may try and determine all
cases whereof they may have jurisdiction,
and may pronounce Judgment and SEN
tence therein, in the same manner and 10
the same extent as the circuit court Tor
said counties could in such cases II SAID
cases were tried before said circuit courts
without the investigation of jury; pro-
vided, however, that If any person, when
brought before any such justice having
Jurisdiction of the case, shall, before trial
for the alleged offense, pray a jury trial,
or II the states attorney for said county
shall, before the trial of such alleged Of
Tense, pray a jury trial on the part OF the
state, 1t shall be the duty of any such
Justice to commit such alleged oTfender
for trial in the circuit court for the county
in which the offense was committed
at its then session. if it be then in session,
or at the next session, IL 1t be not then IN
session, and TO return said commitment
or recognizance, with the name and resi-
dence Of the witnesses for the prosecu-
tion endorsed thereon, forthwith to the
clerk of said court; and the justice before
whom the case is tried shall INFORM the
person charged of his right to a jury trial,
and on receiving recognizance 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 informa-
ton or the warrant as II an appeal, and
IL on waiver of jury trial before the just
ice, 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 ofIense is
charged to have been committed. In case
the Judgment of the justice of the peace
is against the accused, he shall appeal,
enter into recogntzance with security to
be approved by the justice of the peace.
In every such case the appeal shall be
taken, prayed within ten days after judg-
ment entered.
Section q And be it enacted. That this
Act shall take effect from and immedi-
ately after its passage.
Approved March 9th, 1896.
LLOYD LOWNDES, Governor.
WILLIAM CABELL BRUCE,
President of the Senate.
SYDNEY Z. MUDD,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing
is a correct copy of an Act of the General
Assembly of Maryland, passed January
j. ROGER McsHERRY,
Secretary of the Senate.
NJ. NJ. HIGGINS.
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.