The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-14
LOCAL LAW.
CHAPTER 20,

AN ACT to repeal Sections one hundred and
thirty-seven to one hundred and forty two
d, both inclusive, of Article 3, of the Code
baltimore County" subtitle justices Of
the Peace and Constables,'' as amended
Of 1900, and to re-enact said sections with
amendments, and to add now sections tc
said said Article, @ to be known @ as Sec Sections ms l4SE
142M, and to repeal all prior Acts incon-
| sistent herewith.
Section l.. Be it enacted by the General AS.
| and thirty to one hundred and f0rty-two
! ID. both inclusive, of the Code of Public Local
subtitle justices Of the Peace and Constables,' y
| 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
tions be added thereto to be known as Sections
142E 142F, 1926, l42H, 142I, l42J, 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 constables in Balti-
more county, that is to say:
tices of the peace and four constables.
For election district number two, five justices
OF the peace and two 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
tices of the peace and two cOnstables.
For election district number eight, six JUS
For election district number nine, eleven JUS
tices of the peace and five constables; one of
whom shall reside In Towson.
For election district numbef ten, three JUS
tices Of the peace and two constables.
For election district number eleven, five JUS
tices 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
justices of the peace and three constables.
For QlQQfi0n diqfriof nI1nhar 1vQ
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
be appointed under 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.
1888. Each of said justices of the peace, be-
give to the State of Maryland good and suf-
fcient bond, with security to be approved by
the County Commissioners of Baltimore .coun-.
ty in the following penalties, to wit justices of
the peace appointed for the second, fourth,
fifth, sixth, seventh, eighth, tenth and eleventh
doIiars Justices; Justices in ' the irst, third. & ninth,
twelfth, thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
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-
recipient thereof, ali fines penalties and for
FIXTURES. or the portion thereof which he is
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 or ~ Which S may
139. 1t shall be the duty. of the Governor,
after the appointment of the justices of the
peace provided for in Section 137 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
peace appointed from the thirteenth election
district to sit at the station house at Mt Winans
nd Ss & n Teb dsrc TO
sit at the station house at Canton, shall keep his
Office at said station house, and shall attend at
at least from the hour of O'Clock A. NJ until
IL O'Clock NJ, and from o'clock p. M. until
O'Clock p. N. 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
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shall attend said station house every day Sun
days excepted) at such hours and times as his
duties may Of as ne may pe e h the Se
States Attorney for Baltimore county; when
any such justice appointed to sit at any of the
station houses aforesaid shall designate any
absence, it shall first be necessary for him to
obtain the consent of the County commission on
said justice of the peace so selected to SIT at the
station house at Canton in the twelfth election
such station house, and no civil business what
soever, except such affidavits and acknowledge
ments in civil matters as he may from time to
time be required to take for the convenience OF
ia 01hlic and for violation OF this pro-
vision he shall be liable to Indictment by the
jury # sS u1Sr aosrs dnd Sa Se
disqualified from holding his office.
no. The Justice of the peace, so selected to
sit at any station house referred to in the pre-
ceding section, may be changed from time tn
time by the Governor at his discretion curing
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.
timore county, including the station house JUS
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
able by confinement in the penitentiary, which
may be committed within said county. and shall
have jurisdiction in all prosecutions or proceed
or omitting to do any act. the doing of which or
the omission to do which, is made punishable
nQQer the laws OF LllS SCdUe, WlCulu tuclE Sdu
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 Dev-
erages on Sunday, or to minors, Or without H
UTo6ibited by law, all Of which acts or commits
sions are hereby declared to pc criminal OF
and the d DC act
necessary to the exercise OF their SAID 1urlsdlc-
tion, 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 1t without the
Intervention of jury; provided, however, that
If any person when brought before any sucn
Justice having jurisdiction OF the case SNAIL De
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, at its next session, II 1t be not then
| in session, and to return said commitment or
thereon the to the Clerk Of the said Court
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| right to jury trial and should such person
| waive jury trial and demand trial before
l>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
said S justice shall not proceed to try such case
| within a less period than seven days from the
| date of sending said notification, unless he
should sooner receive information from salo
| States Attorney also waving jury trial there
| in, in which event he may proceed to try sucn
| case within seven days from said notification
| provided, however, that this section shall not
| apply to any justices of the peace for the
| twelfth election district except the station
| house Justice for said district, which said JUS
tices other than the station house justices shall
not exercise any criminal jurisdiction except al
| set forth in the next succeeding section OF thl'
| 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
| State writ for the arrest of any person, or shal
| issue any writ or summons against any person
| or corporation to recover any fine. penalty o.
| forfeiture, under any law of this State, suci
| writ or summons shall be made returnable be
| fore the Justice of the peace selected Dy tns
| Governor to sit at said station house In salt
twelfth election district, and shall not be maot
| returnable before the Justice of the peace Is
suing the same, unless he be the justice OF tn'
| peace selected to sit at said station house a.
aforesaid; and whenever any person shall Dt
arrested in the twelfth election district upol
any criminal charge, or for the Violation OF an.
law of this State, it shall be the duty or the po
lice officer, or constable making such arrest, o
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 a
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