Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC LOCAL LAWS.
CHAPTER 782.


vide for the appointment of Justice
of the Peace for Montgomery county at
large and define the duties, powers,
authority and Jurisdiction of said JUS
tice and other Justices Of said Mont
gomery county, Maryland, and to re-
enact the same with amendments.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That Chapter 294
of the Acts of the General Assembly Of
1910, entitled, IAN Act to provide for the
appointment of Justice of the Peace for
Montgomery county at large and define
the duties, powers. authority and jurisdic-
ton of said Justice and other Justices OF
said Montgomery county, Maryland, be
and the same is hereby repealed and re-
enacted so as to read as follows" :
Section Ia. Be 1t enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the
Governor be and he is hereby authorized
empowered and directed by and with the
advice and consent Of the Senate of the
State Of Maryland. if in session, and with
out the consent and approval of the Sen
ate if not in session, to bi-ennially ap-
point a Justice of the Peace for Mont
gomery county at large. and to designate
said Justice of the Peace appointed by
the provisions of this Act as Police JUS
tice.
Section 2. Be it enacted, That said Po-
lice Justice shall be a resident of the
County of Montgomery, in the State Of
Maryland, and who, before he acts as
such, shall give bond to the State Of Mary
land in the penalty of one thousand dol
lars, with a surety or sureties to be ap-
proved by the County Commissioners OF
Montgomery county, conditioned that he
will well and faithfully execute the duties
and obligations Of Justice of the Peace,
and that he will account for and pay over
to the County Commissioners OF said
county all fines, penalties. forfeitures and
costs imposed by him, which he shall re-
ceive for or on account Of criminal Of
fences tried before him under the pr0vi-
sions of the Public General Laws and the
Public Local Laws, which bond shall be
recorded in the Clerks Office Of the Cir
cult Court and shall be liable at the suit
of the State for the use Of the County
Commissioners in case of default of any
of its conditions.
Section 8. Be ii enacted, That the JUS
tice Of the Peace appointed by virtue of
this Act shall have an Office in the Court
House at Rockville, or other suitable place
in said town of Rockville, to be provided
by the County Commissioners for said
county, and shall attend at his Office as
often as the business Of the same may re-
quire his attention, and at least four days
OF each and every week from the hours
OF ten O'Clock A. NJ. until one O'Clock P. NJ,
provided, however, that said Justice shall
give notice by publication, or otherwise, Of
the days Of the week that he will be at
said Office for the transaction of business.
Section A. Be it enacted, That the said
Police Justice herein provided for shall
have the same jurisdiction in civil actions
as other Justice Of the Peace Of the said
county, and shall have criminal jurisdic-
tion concurrent with that exercised by
the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
in all cases of assault and battery, and in
the following other misdemeanors, to-wit:
cruelty to animals, vagrancy, collections Of
Tolls from funerals, drunkenness and dis
orderly conduct, disturbance of the public
peace, wrOngfully opening or breaking the
seal of any letter not addressed to the
party, selling deadly weapons to minors,
obscene publications, blasphemy. destroy
ing bounded or boundary trees, fences
upon turnpike compancies, all charges Of
violations of health laws. violation of
laws relating to turnpike companies fail
ing to keep a light rejecting upon toll
bars, trading stamps and female sitters,
selling Of intoxicating liquors, gambling,
wife beating, desertion of wife or child,
houses, carrying of concealed
weapons, maliciously destroying property,
hunting. gaming, care and pro-
lection of minors, Sabbath breaking, and
all actions for the recovery of any fine,
or forfeiture under the laws Of the
State within the limits of said Montg0m-
cry county. and all other violations Of law
that are classed and specified as INSIDE
meanors now created or hereafter to be
created by law, including all violations Of
any ordinance Of any Incorporated town
in Montgomery county, provided. however,
that said Justice shall not have any jur-
in cases of felony charged in
any warrant or Indictment, except for the
purpose of arrest, commitment for hear
ing, commitment for the action of the
Grand Jury. and the said justice shall
have power to issue all processes and to
do all acts which may be necessary to the
exercise of his said jurisdiction, may try
and determine all cases whereof he may
have jurisdiction, and may pronounce
judgment and sentence therein in the
same manner and to the same extent as
the Circuit Court for Montgomery county
could in such cases. If said cases were
tried before said Court without the inves-
tigation of a jury; provided, however. that
II any person when brought before said
Justice having Jurisdiction of the case
shall before trial of the alleged offense
pray a jury trial, or, II the States Attor-
ney for said county shall before the trial
OF such alleged Offense pray jury trial
upon the part Of the State, it shall be the
duty OF said Justice to commit such al
legged offender for trial in the Circuit Court
for MONTGOMERY county at its then ses-
sion, il Il be in session, or its next session
If it be not then In session, and to return
said commitment OF recognizance with
the name and names or residence of the
witnesses for the prosecution indorsed
thereon forthwith to the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court, and the said justice shall in
form the person charged Of his right to a
jury trial, and on receipt Of the recogni-
zance sent up by the justice the Clerk
shall place the same on the appeal dock
ct and issue a subpoena for the witnesses
Hdilcu ny tic JUSTICE, anu tn6 case snail
be tried on the information or the war
rant, as II on appeal, and If on waiver of
jury trial before the Justice and trial be-
fore him either party shall feel aggrievei.
there shall be right of appeal to the Cir
cult Court Of Montgomery county, in case
the judgment ofthe Justice is against the
accused, and he shall appeal, he shall en-
ter into recoenizance with security to be
approved by said Justice, and in every
such case the appeal shall be taken with
in ten days after the judgment entered;
provided, however. that any person
charged with any Of the above named
ofienses may at any time before trial be-
fore said Justice waive a hearing and ask
in writing to be admitted to bail or com.
mitted in order that the Grand Jury for
MONTGOMERY county, at the next term OF
the Circuit Court for said county, may
investigate the charge against him, her OF
them, in which event said Justice Of the
Peace shall comply with the law provid-
ing for committing or bailine Of parties
held for the action of the Grand Jury.
Section 5. Be Il enacted. That the sew
eral Justices Of the Peace Of the said
Montgomery county shall have all that
civil and criminal Jurisdiction had and
possessed by them on the first day Of
January. 1910, and all laws in force al
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