The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1900-05-12
Puh1ic EoraI ga1us.
LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 1l7.

To repeal sections one hundred and thirty seven
to one hundred and forty-two. both inclusive,
of article three of the code Of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Baltimore County"
subtitle justices of the Peace and Con-
stables" and to re-enact said Sections with
amendments and to add new Sections 10 sad
article, to be designated as Sections l42 A, l42
b. l42 c and 142 D, and to repeal Chapter fve
hundred and ninety-eeven OF the Acts OF
eighteen hundred and ninety, entitled AN
Act to Confer Additional Jurisdiction Upon
Justices of the Peace OF Baltimore County"
ty-six Of the Acts of eighteen hundred and
nlnety-two. entitled IAN Act to Repeal and
Re-Enact With Amendments Section 3 of
Chapter 597," passed at January Session 1890,
entitled IAN Act to Confer Additional Juris-
diction Upon Justices of the Peace of Balti-
sEcTroS /. Be IL enacted by the General Assens-
bly, Of Maryland. That Sections one hundred and
thirty,seven to one hundred and forty two, both
Maryland, title Baltimore County," subtitle
justices of the Peace and Constables." be and
s5S s5S tbSt ADDITIONAL sections be Thereto
numbered respectively 142 A, 1l2 B. l42 g and l4S
d. SO that the whole shall read as follows
iS7. There shall be the following number OF
Justices of the Peace and Constaoles IN baitl.
more county, that is to say, for election distrcs
number one. eight Justices OF the Peace ana
four Constables for election district number
two, FIVE Justices of the Peace and two Con-
stables for election district number three. eignI
Justices of the Peace and four Constaoies; Ior
election district number four, four Justlces OF
the Peace and two ConstableS Tor electlon us
trict number five, four Justices Oh tne reace .,
ber six, four Justices of the Peace ana Two Con
stables for election district numb Der seven, four
Election district number eight, six Justices of
the Peace and two COnStable6 for election uls-
trict number nine, eleven Justices OF the feace
and FIVE Constables, one of whom shall reside IN
Towson for election district number ten, three
Justices of the Peace and two ConstaDles; for
election district number eleven, nine JUSTICES
of the Peace and two Constables; for election
district number twelve, six Justices OF the
Peace and two Constables; 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 ana three
Constables but the County Commissioners may.
in their discretion upon the expiration OF the
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.
1873. 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 80 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
house 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. NJ. until twelve O'Clock NJ. and from three
also attend 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
shall designate any other Justice of the Peace
to act for him in his absence, it shall first be nee
essary for him to obtain the consent of the
County Commissioners allowing such Justice to
act for him.
shall. in any case of debt or damages. issue
summons for the defendant, except on applica-
tion 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
plaintiff or his attorney, in person or in writing.
l4O. If any Justice of the Peace shall issue
summons or execution contrary to the pro-
visions of the preceding Section, or If any Con-
tice Constable shall be liable to indictment in
the Circuit Court for said county, and, on con-
viction, shall be disqualified from holding his
I4I. No Justice of the Peace for said county
shall engage IN the discharge OF his duties as
Justice SO offendihg shall be Liable to Indictment
by the grand jury of said county, and, on con,
viction. shall be fined twenty dollars, to be paid
to the County Commissioners of said county, for
the use of the county:
1l2. 1t shall be the duty of the County Com
missioners on the last Tuesday in April in each
year. to appoint one of the COnstables in each
district of the county to inspect licenses in the
visit every place of business in his district, the
prOprietOrS whereof are required to have IL
censes, Immediately before the May and Decem-
proprietor of each place of business to produce
license and in case of refusal to produce the
same, the Constable shall arrest the proprietor
so refusing and take him before Justice of the
Peace, who shall take recognizance from MIN,
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
recognized, he shall produce license, the court
may in its discretion, cause the party indicted
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
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.
lac A. The several Justices of the Peace for
Baltimore county shall nave jurisdiction con-
current with that exercised by the Circuit Court
for said county in all cases of assault without
any felonius intent. and in all cases of assault
and battery, and In all misdemeanors not pun
ishable by confinement in the penitentiary
which may be committed within said county,
and shall have jurisdiction in all prosecutions
for doing or omitting to do any act. the doing Of
which or the omission to do which is made pun
ishabe under the laws of this State within their
Balu JURISDICTION Dy any peCunlary nne OF 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
Of selling any sort of intoxicating liquors or
beverages on Sunday or to minors, or without
license, within any limit, precinct or district
prohibited by law all of which acts or coInmis-
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
Acuit Court for said county could in such cases,
II such cases were tried before it without the
Intervention of jury; provided, however. that
any person when brought before any such
istice having Jurisdiction of the case shall.
fore trial for the alleged Offense pray jury
or II the States Attorney for said county
before the trial Of such alleged offenses
jury trial on the part of the State, 1t shall
duty of any such Justice to commit such
offender for trial in the Circuit Court
said county at its then session If it be
esSion, or at its next session If it be not
essiOn, and to return said commitment
szances with the names and residences
hesses for the prosecution endorsed
forthWith to the clerk of the said court !;
b, the Justice before whom the case is
III shall inform the person charged of his
to jury trial and should Ids such person son
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 or
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.
1l2 b. COnstablee in Baltimore county snail De
entitled to the fees prescribed by law for the
particular services rendered by them provioeo,
that Constable in said county shall oe entltleo
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 five 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
I'VE 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 so summoned; for every oath or afhda-
Wit ten cents; for each hearing trial, one dol
lar: for every commitment, twenty five cents !;
FOR every release, twenty-five cents for taking
recognizances in each case reported to the Cir
Quit Court twenty-five cents; for taking recog-
nixances in each case for hearing or trial before
g Justice of the Peace, twenty-five cents; for
taking recognizances of all the witnesses in any
one case, twenty-five cents each, provided, that
no recognizance for the appearance or any VIII
ness shall be taken, unless the Justice OF the
Peace be satisfied that the same is aOsolutely
necessary to secure the ends of Justice, ana the