The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-07
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DUBLIC LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 20.

and re-enacted by Chapter 147. of the Acts
of 1900, and to re enact said sections with
amendments. and to add new sections to
said Article, to be known as Sections 142E.
142F, 142G, 142H. 142I, 142J, 142K, 142L and
sistent herewith.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General As
semby of Maryland, That Sections one hundred
ID, both inclusive, of the Code of Public Local
Laws of Maryland, title Baltimore County
as amended and re-enacted by Chapter 147 of the
Acts of 1900, be and the same are hereby re-
pealed and re-enacted, and that additional Sec
lions be added thereto to be known as Sections
l42E, 142F, 142G, 142H, 1927, 142J, 142K 142L and
142M, so that the whole shall read as follows:
1877. There shall be the following number of
justices of the peace and constabIes in Balti-
more county, that is to say:
For election district number one, eight JUS
tices of the peace and four constables.
For election district number two, five justices
of the peace and two constabes.
For election district number three, eight JUS
tees of the peace and four constables.
For election district number four, four JUS
tices of the peace and two constables.
For election district number five, four JUS
tices of the peace and two constables.
For election district number six, four justices
of the peace and two constables.
For election district number seven four JUS
tees of the peace and two cOnstables
For election district number eight, six JUS
ticeS of the peace and two cOnstables.
For election district number nine, eleven JUS
tees of the peace and five constables; one of
whom shall reside in Towson.
For election district numbef ten, three JUS
tees of the peace and two constables.
For election district number eleven, five JUS
tees of the peace and six constables.
For election district number twelve, three
justices of the peace and two constables.
For election district number thirteen, three
For election district number fo1rteen, nve
justices of the peace and two constables.
For election district number fifteen, seven
justices of the peace and 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, or who may hereafter
nvmhar 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. Each of said justices of the peace, be-
fore entering upon the duties of his office, shall
give to the State of Maryland good and sqf-
the County Commissioners of Baltimore coun-
ty, in the following penalties to wit justices of
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth and eleventh
election districts. in the penalty of five hundred
dollars; justices in the first third, et ninth
election districts In the penalty of one thous-
and dollars: said bonds to be in the condition
that each of said justices will truly and faith
fully discharge, execute and perform all and
singular the duties and obligations of justice of
the peace, and that he will account for and pay
over to the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county or to whomsoever else may be hereaf-
ter or otherwise designated by law as the proper
recipient thereof all nnes ;bpeaof Mb ana he fof
bound to account for and pay over as aforesaid,
and that he will faithfully and truly account for
and pay over to the person or corporation en-
titled to receive the same all money belonging
to such person or corporation which may come
ms sha u be the duty Of the Governor
after the appointment of the justices of the
peace provided for in Section 1877 of this Article,
to select from the justices so appointed one JUS
tice of the peace appointed from the twelfth
election district to sit at the station house at
Canton, in said district, and two justices of the
fad the fhirtQnnfh election
district to sit at the station house at Mt W1nans
and st. Denis, respectively in sad district; said
Justice so selected from the twelfth district to
sit at the station house at Canton shall keep his
office at said station house, and shall attend at
such station house S every Gay HndaX n
| IL O'Clock NJ, and from o'clock T. M. until
| O'Clock P. NJ. and shall also attend at his said
| station house at such other hours and times as
his duties may require, or as he may be required
| so to do by the County Commissioners, or by
| the States Attorney for Baltimore county; and
each of said justices so selected from the thir-
| teenth election district. to sit at the station
| houses at Mt. WinaDs and St. Denis respective
ly. in said district shall keep his office at the
| shall attend said station house every day Sun
| days excepted) at such hours and times as his
duties may require, or as he may be required to
| do by the County Commissioners or by the
| States Attorney for Baltimore county; when
any such justice appointed to sit at any OF the
| other justice of the peace to act for him in his
! absence, it shall first be necessary for him to
| ers allowing such justice to act for him; the
said justice of the peace so selected to sit at the
| station house at Canton in the twelfth election
| district, shall transact only criminal business at
! such station house, and no civil business what
! soever, except such affidavits and acknowledge
-tiaae he raaniraG to- take fer thaeanyApi4BnAeR
| grand jury of said county, and on conviction
shall be fined one hundred dollars and shall be
| disqualified from holding his office.
| 140. The justice of the peace, SO selected to
sit at any station house referred to in the pre-
| cedng section, may be changed from time to
| time by the Governor at his discretion during
| the term for which such justice was appointed,
| and any other justice OF the peace appointed
for said district may be selected by the Govern
| or to perform the said duties at said station
| house.
| 1A. The several justices of the peace for Bal
tices for said twelfth and thirteenth election
districts, shall have jurisdiction concurrent
| with that exercised by the Circuit Court for
said county in all cases of assault, without any
felOniOuS intent; and in all cases of assault and
battery, and in all misdemeanors not punish
able bg ~ the I2g W6leh
have jurisdiction in all prosecutions or proceed
ings for the recovery of any penalty for doing
or emitting 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 pecuniary fine or penalty,
or by imprisonment in Jail or in the Maryland
House of Correction; provided, however, that
said justices of the peace shall in no case have
selling any sort Of Intoxicating liquors or 6ev-
erages on Sunday, or to minors, or without IL
cense, or within any limit, precinct or district
prohibited by law, all of which acts or commits
sions are hereby declared to be criminal Of
fences, and the said justices shall have power to
a to- he EXERCISE Of SeS said
ton, 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
Circuit Conrt in said county could in such cases.
if such cases were tried before it without the
into mt nT1 nf q jtlF mr. hat
if any person when brought before any such
justice having Jurisdiction of the case shall, be-
fore trial for the alleged offence, pray jury
trial on 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 1t 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;
provided, the justice before whom the case is
for trial shall inform the person charged of his
right to a jury trial; and should such person
waive jury trial and demand trial before
such 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
within 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 there
In, in which event he may proceed to try such
case within seven days from said notification;
apply to any justices of the peace for the
twelfth election district except the station
house justice for said district, which said JUS
tees other than the station house justices shall
not exercise any criminal jurisdiction except as
set forth in the next succeeding section of this
Article.
142. Whenever any justice of the peace ap-
pointed for the twelfth election district of Bal
timore county, other than the justice selected
as aforesaid to sit at the station house at Can
ton in said district, as aforesaid, shall issue a
State writ for the arrest of any person, or shall
issue any writ or summons against any person
or corporation to recover any fine, penalty or
forfeiture, under any law of this State, such
writ or summons shall be made returnable be-
fore the justice of the peace selected by the
Governor to sit at said station house in said
twelfth election district, and shall not be made
returnable before the justice, of the peace is
suing the same, unless he be the justice of the
peace selected to sit at said station house as
aforesaid and whenever any person shall be
arrested in the twelfth election district upon
any criminal CHARGE or for the violation of any |
law of this State, it shall be the duty of the po
lice officer, or constable making such arrest, or
other person in whose custody the said person
so arrested may be, to take the person so ar
rested before the justice of the peace sitting at
said Canton station house and if such arrest is
made without writ warrant, or II Such WIFI