The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-05
92nh1ic Tnra1 Ta1us.
nUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER lat.
AN ACT.

B. 142 and 142 ID, and to repeal Chapter f1v'
eebteen Snndrad ann snd ninetv W en5tIed
Act to Confer Additional Jurisdiction UpoI
Justices of the Peace of Baltimore County,
ty-six of the Acts of eighteen hundred ant
ninety-two. entitled IAN Act to Repeal anC
Re Enact With Amendments Section o.
Chapter 5E," passed at January Session 1890
entitled IAN Act to Confer Additional Juris
diction Upon Justices of the Peace of Balti
SECTION i. Ben enacted By the General Assen.
6lv Of Maryland. That Sections one hundred and
thirty-seven to one hundred and forty two. both
Maryland, title i' Baltimore NJ County" subtitle
justices of the Peace and Constables." be and
and that additional sessions bss aaadsd 9ksfef6
numbered respectively l42 A. 142 b. 142 and 142
ID. 50 that the whole shall read as follows;
1877. There shall be the following number Of
Justices of the Peace and Constables in Balti-
more county, that Is to say, for election district
number one, eight Justices of the Peace and
two, five Justices OF the Peace and two Con-
stables for election district number three. eight
Justices of the Peace and four Constables; for
election district number four, four Justices of
the Peace and two Constables for election dis
trict number five, four Justices OF the Peace
and two CODstableS (; for election district num-
Der six, four Justices of the Peace and two Con-
stables; for election district number seven, four
Justices of the Peace and two Constables: for
election district number eight, six Justices of
the Peace and two Constables for election dis
trict number nine, eleven Justices of the Peace
and five Constables, one of whom shall reside in
TOwson for election district number ten, three
Justices of the Peace and two Constabes; for
election district number eleven, nine Justices
of the Peace and two COnstables F; for election
Peace and two Constabies; for election district
number thirteen, three Justices of the Peace
and three Constables !; for election district num-
Der fourteen, three Justices of the Peace and
two Constables for election district number
fifteen, seven Justices of the Peace and three
Constabes; but the County Commissioners may.
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terms of the Constables who are in Office at the
time of the passing of this Act. appoint less
number of Constables for any election district
than the number hereinbefore named, provided
that there shall always be at least one Constable
in each of said election districts.
l36. 1t shall be the duty of the Governor, after
the appointment of the Justices of the Peace
provided for in the foregoing section, to select
from the Justices OF the Peace so appointed one
Justice of the Peace to sit at each of the follow
ing station houses in Baltimore county, to wit :
At Canton. twelfth district at st. Denis and
Mt Winans. thirteenth district. Each Justice
so selected shall keep his Office at the STATION
mouse for which he was appointed, and shall at
tend at such station house every day Sundays
excepted) at least from the hours of nine o'clock
a. e,.I ~ until twelve O'Clock M. and from three
O'Clock Z. M. until five O'Clock P. M, and shall
asoattend at his said station house at such other
hours and times as he may be required so to do
by the County Commissioners or by the States
Attorney for Baltimore county. When any such
Justice appointed to sit at any station house
snail designate any other Justice of the Peace
essary for him to obtain the consent of the
county commissioners allowing such Justice to
act for him.
139. No Justice of the Peace in said county
shall, in any case of debt or damages issue a
summons for the defendant, except on applica-
ton for the same by the plaintiff, or his attor
ney, IN person or IN writing, accompanied with
the cause or causes of action in said case nor
an execution except upon the order of the
piantlr or his attorney in person or in writing.
14O. If any Justice of the Peace shall issue a
summons or execution contrary to the pro-
visions of the preceding Section, or if any Con-
stable shall knowingly serve the same such JUS
tice or Constable shall be liable to Indictment in
the Circuit Court for said county. and, on con-
Viction, shall be disqualified from holding his
)ffice
14l. No Justice of the Peace for said county
hail engage ln the discharge Of his duties as
Justice so offehding shall be liable to Indictment
X Ioton tRS shall be ned twenty dollars. to be paid
o the County Commissioners of said county, for
he use of the county.
nissioners on the last Tuesday in April in each
year, to appoint one of the Constables In eacn
district of the county to inspect licenses in the
district; and the Constable SO appointed shall
visit every place of business in his district, the
Droprietors whereof are required to have IL
censes, Immediately before the May and Decem-
ber terms of the court, and shall require the
proprietor of each place of business to produce
4 license and in case of refusal to produce the
same, the Constable shall arrest the proprietor
so refusing and take him before a Justice of the
Peace, who shall take recogniZance from him,
with security, to appear before the next term
of court to answer the charge of selling without
license and If. upon trial of such person SO
he shall produce license, the court
may in its discretion, cause the party indicted
to pay the costs of the prosecution as punish
ment for his refusal to produce the license when
required by the Constable and the said Con-
stables shall retnrn to the grand juries for the
said terms of the Circuit Court correct lists of
all places of business in their respective dis
tricts which lists shall contain the names of
persons doing business at each place, the char
acter of business, the date of the license which
shall include the year for which 1t is issued, and
the name therein. Each Constable appointed
by the County Commissioners as inspector of
licenses shall receive from them fee of ten
cents for each license inspected by him on
making affidavit that he has personally inspect
ed said license.
1lS A. The several Justices of the Peace for
Baltimore county shall nave Jurisdiction con-
current with that exercised by the Circuit Court
any felonius intent, and in all cases OF assault
and battery. and in all misdemeanors not pun
ishable by confinement in the penitentlary
which may be committed within said county,
and shall have jurisdiction in all prosecutions
or proceedings for the recovery of any penalty
for doing or emitting to do any act the DONG OF
which or the omission to do which is made pun
ishable under the laws of this State within their
said jurisdiction by any pecun1ary nne or pen
atty or by imprisonment in Jail or in the Mary
land House of Correction; provided, however,
that said Justices of the Peace shall, in no case,
have Jurisdiction to try any person on charge
of selling any sort of Intoxicating liquors or
beverages on Sunday or to minors, or without
license. or within any limit, precinct or district
prohibited by law, all of which acts or cotnmis-
sions are hereby declared to be criminal OF
fenses and the said Justices shall have power
to issue all process and to do all acts which may
be necessary to the exercise of their said juris-
diction, and may try and determine all cases
whereof they may have jurisdiction and may
pronounce Judgment sentence therein, in the
same manner and to the same extent as the Cir
cult Court for said county could In such cases.
If such cases were tried before it without the
intervention of jury; provided, however. that
If any person when brought before any such
Justice having jurisdiction of the case shall,
before trial for the alleged offense pray jury
trial, or If the States Attorney for said county
shall. before the trial Of such alleged otenses
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 said county at its then session If it be
then in session. or at its next session if it be not
then in session, and to return said commitment
or recognizances with the names and residences
of the witnesses for the prosecution endorsed
thereon forthwith to the clerk of the said court;
provided, the Justice before whom the case is
for trial shall inform the person charged of his
right to jury trial and should such person
waive jury trial and demand a trial before said
Justice then it shall be the duty of said Justice
to forthwith notify the States Attorney for
said county of the name of such person and the
character of the charge against him; and said
Justice shall not proceed to try such case with
in less period than seven days from the date OF
sending said notification unless he should sooner
receive information from said States Attorney
also waving jury trial therein, in which event
he may proceed to try such case within seven
days from said notification.
l42 B. Constables in Baltimore county shall be
entitled to the fees prescribed by law for the
particular services rendered by them; provided,
that no Constable in said county shall be entitled
to receive from the County Commissioners more
than fifteen dollars in fees for his services In
criminal cases in any one month
142 G. Justices of the Peace in Baltimore coun-
ty shall be entitled to charge for their services
in criminal cases. the following fees: For issuing
each State writ, twenty-fi cents for each sum-
mons for witnesses, including all the witnesses
ordered by the same party or side at one time,
TWENTY-FIVE cents; provided, that If more than
FIVE witnesses be ordered by the same party or
side at one time, then the Justice of the Peace
shall be entitled to receive twenty-five cents ad-
ditional for each additional five witnesses, or less
than five 80 summoned; for every oath or affida-
Wit ten cents; for each hearing or trial, one dol
lar: for every commitment. twenty five cents
recoRnizances in each case reported to the Cir
cult Court twenty-five cents for taking recog-
nizances in each case for hearing or trial before
q Justice of the Peace, twenty-five cents for
taking recognizances of III the witnesses in any
one case, twenty-five cents, each, provided. that
no recognizance for the appearance of any wit
ness shall be taken, unless the Justice OF the
Peace be satisfied that the same is absolutely
necessary to secure the ends of justice, and the
attendance of such witnesses for each attach
meut for contempt, twenty five cents provided,
that no Justice of the Peace appointed to sit in
anv station house in said county shall be entitled
to receive from the County Commissioners more
than forty dollars as fees for his services in GRIM
inal cases in any one month and that no Justice
of the peace other than station house Justice