Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1900-02-01
PROPOSED NEW LAW

PROPOSED NEW LAW
An Act to add an additional section to Arti.
Gle II of the Code of Public Local Laws Of
the State of Maryland. title, Frederick
County" subtitle, justices OF the Peace
and Constables" 80 as to give additional
criminal jurisdiction to the justices Of the
peace 10 said county.
SECTION /. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That an additional
section be and the same Ia hereby added to
Article II of the Code of Public Local Laws
of the State of Maryland, title, frederick
County" sub title, justices of the Peace
and Constables,.' so as to give additional
jurisdiction to the justices OF the peace of
said county, said section to be numbered two
hundred and ninety A, and to read as fellows:
The several justices of the peace OF Fred
erick County shall have, in addition to the
Jurisdiction which they now possess and
which may be conferred upon them by or
under the laws of this State, jurisdiction
concurrent with that exercised by the Circuit
Court for said county in all cases of assault
without any fel0nious intent, and in all cases
of assault and battery, and in all mlsdenlean-
ors not punishable by confinement in the
penitentiary, which may be committed within
their jurisdiction, and shall have jurisdiction
In all prosecutions or proceedings for the
recovery of any penalty tor doing or omit
ting to do any act, the doing of which, or
the omission to do which is made punishable
under the laws of this State, within their
said jurisdiction. by any pecunary fine or
penalty, or by imprisonment in jail or in the
Maryland House of Correction, all of which
acts or omissions are hereby declared to be
criminal offenses; 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 Jurisdictions; 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 county could in such cases, II such
cases were tried before them, without the
intervention of q jury; provided, however,
that If any person, when brought before any
such Justice, having jurisdiction of the case,
shall before trial for the alleged Otfense, pray
jury trial. being first Informed by said jus.
tice before whom the case Is tried, OF his
right to jury trial, it 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 alleged offense WAS
committed at its then session, If 1t be then in
session, or at its next session. If it 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 in receiving the recognizance sent
up by the justice, the clerk shall place the
sameon the appeal docket and issue subpoena
for the witnesses named by the justice, and
all the case shall! be tried on the information
or the warrant as if on appeal; and if on wal
yer of jury trial before the justice, and trial
before him the accused shall feel aggrieved,
there shall be right of appeal to the Circuit
Court for the county in which the alleged
offense is charged to haye been committed;
in case the judgment of the Justice of the
Peace is against the accused. he may appeal,
enter into u recognizance with security tn be
approved by the Justice of the Peace aud in
every such case, the appeal shall be taken
prayed within tea days after judgment
entered.
SECTIoN 2. And be it enacted, That all
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the
provisions of this act, be and the same are
hereby repealed, so far as the same may be
inconsistent herewith.
SECTION 3. And be il enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the first Monday in
May, nineteen hundred