Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1912-05-10
pusLlc GENERAL LAWS, 1912.

discretion pass an Oroer directing Lns
mother thereof TO give bond in pen
atty not exceeding $500 with goot
and sufficient securities, TO the Stat'
of Maryland, conditioned that she will
indemnify the county or city, as thS
case may be, from any charge thai
may accrue for the maintenance ant
support OF the said child, until SAID
child reaches the age of twelve years
and upon neglect or refusal to give
such bond, the Court may commit
her to Jail or other institution for q
term not exceeding one year, or until
such bond Is given, provided, however
that the court may suspend sentence
term Of two years.
Section z. And be 1t enacted, Thai
all bonds or recognizances required
under this act to be taken or given
before a justice of the peace shall be
Immediately returned by said justice
of the peace "a copy thereof being
retained by the said justice of the
peace), TO the clerk Of the Circuit
Court of the county or the Criminal
Court OF Baltimore City as the case
may be; and the clerk OF the court
shall record said bonds or recognlz-
ances together with any other bonds
or recognizances taken or given by
the order OF the court therein among
the proceedings Of the court.
Section s. And be 1t enacted, That
the court may from time to time, up
on petition of any interested party,
change or modify its order directing
the amount that the father shall pay
for the maintenance and support Of
said child, ten days notice in writing
mailed to or left at the last known
address Of the opposite party shall be
sufficient service.
Section 3. And be It enacted. That
the Circuit Court OF the county or
the Criminal Court OF Baltimore City,
as the case may be. shall take such
action and shall have authority 10
direct the issue Of such Erits as may
be appropriate to enforce the bonds
provided for By this act
Section 10 And be Il enacted. That
upon the death Of the fateer after
giving the bond required N section
5. the court may, upon the suggestion
Of the death Of the said fzthe-. SIM
mon the personal Representatives and
heirs Of the said father A1i the Sc
cuFities upon the bond given As re-
CURED By section 5. Il s1ch parties
be within the State. and the mother
or Other person nAVIng charge Of the
said child. and upon pro1E being Ct
fered TO the court Of the ano1zt %
the estate Of the said dsoeSeE< fzl3-
er. and upon any other points upon
which the court desires 10 hear les-
timony. the court may. in its distls-
ton direct and order such sum or
sums to be paid TO tae mother or
other person in charge o. such child,
for the maintenance and support
thereof out of the fathers estate as
may appear to the court to be Just
and proper. In no case. however. shall
the mother or other person In charge
OF said child receive more than $500
or more than one-half the amour.
that each Of his legitimate children,
II any. would receive or more than
onehalf the amount the descendants,
II any, OF a deceased legitimate child
would receive as a class, II the father
had died intestate. All money paid or
ordered to be paid under this section
shall be charged as a debt or debts
against the estate Of the said de-
ceased father. upon payment OF the
sum or sums ordered to be paid by
the court under this section, the
bond given under section shall be
cancelled and the sureties tn sreon
discharged.
Section II. And be It enacted. That
prosecutions under this act may be
commenced within two years from
the delivery OF the mother OF the bas-
tard child. except that where the per
son accused has made payments for
the maintenance and support Of the
said child, II shall be sufficient II tie
prosecution be started within two
years from the last payment b. the
accused for the maintenance and
support OF the said bastard child.
Section IL. And be 1t enacted. That
whenever any principal. surety OF
other person In interest. upon com
petent testimony, makes II appear to
the satisfaction OF any court In which
a bond In any bastardy case is enter
ed upon. that by reason OF the death
OF the child or by reason Of the pay
ment OF all dues arising under said
bond. or for any other reason, the
bond should be discharged. the Court
may make such order OF discharge
annullment or cancellation OF the
bond. or such other order as may be
deemed appropriate by the court &c
discharge the obligors on the bond.
Section Is. And be II enacted, That
Article ~ Of the Code OF Public Gen
eral Laws OF Maryland OF the yea
1904 shall continue In full force ant
effect 30 ar as the same Is applicable
to cases heretofore commenced Of
hereafter commenced where the bas
tary child was born or begotten priol
to the passage of this act.
Section IL. And be II enacted, Tha
the unconstitutionality Of any part o.
OF any section OF this act shall no
affect the validity of any other par
or section thereof.
Sec. 2. And be II enacted. Tha
this act shall take effect from tn
date OF It's passage.
Approved April 4. 1919.
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