The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1912-05-17
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS, 1912
RAsTARDY AND FoRNIcATToN.
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of Public General Laws of Mary
land of the year 1904, entitled
'.Rastardy and Fornication."
Section A. H. 1T enacted by The
General Assembly of Maryland, That
Article XII of the Code of Public
General Laws off Maryland Of tn year
1904 IL hereby repealed except in 10
far as the same il applicable to cases
heretofore commenced or hereafter
commenced where The bastard child
was born o. begotten prior to the
passage OF this act, and the said arti-
cle d. and the same # hereby r.
enacted, with amendments, ID - to
read Is follows:
Section A. And be 1T enacted, That
any Justice of the peace in any OF
thu counties Of the State Or any jus
tice of the peace in Baltimore City,
having criminl jurisdiction, SHALL up-
on written information given him un-
der oath, of any woman being preg-
nant with OF having been delivered Of
a bastard child, by hi warrant, cause
such woman to b. brought before
him, and shall cause said woman up-
On failure I'D disclose the father of
said infant as prescribed by section
2 of this act, To give bond to The
State off Maryland, with good and
sufficient securities in the penalty Of
an amount not exceeding five hun
dred dollars, conditioned that she
will indemnify the county OF city, -
the case may d., for any charge that
may accrue for maintenance and sup
port of said child and upon neglect Or
refusal It'd give such bond, The Justice
Of the peace may commit her tO Jail
Oh any other institution, for term
not exceeding one year, 81 until such
bond il given, provided, however, that
the justice OF the peace may suspend
sentence and parole TIL said woman
for the term of two years.
Section 2. And d. III enacted, That
whenever any woman who has been
delivered of or who is pregnant with
"A bastard child, shall in writing under
oath, accuse any person before "a JUS
tice of the peace, having criminal
jurisdiction, of being the father Of the
said bastard child, such justice of The
peace shall by hi warrant cause
such person It'd d. brought before him,
and if the said accused person il not
I'D b. found fri the county or City OF
Baltimore, a. the case may b., then
said justice of the peace shall trans
init "a warrant to the sheriff OF tn
county Oh City of Baltimore, a. the
case may b., in which said accused
person II To ~ found, who shall cause
the arrest of the said accused person
and deliver him into custody OF an
CT Of the county or City of Balti-
more, a. the case may be, from which
the said warrant issued, Cd d. taken
before said justice of tn peace.
Section 2. And be 1T enacted, That
the appearance of said accused per
son, the justice of the peace shall
pass an order requiring said accused
It'd give bond to the State OF Mary
land in penalty not exceeding $500,
with good and sufficient securities,
conditioned that H. will appear at the
next term OF the Circuit Court Of the
county from which said warrant f.
sued, or the Criminal Court OF the
City Of Baltimore. a. the case may
b., or To any later term Of such court,
after the birth OF said child, in d.
fault of such security said accused
person shall b. committed to- the
custody of the sheriff until such bond
II given OF until final judgment IL
rendered by said court, in case the
bond provided for by this section
shall b. forfeited, the Court may from
time to time direct that the proceeds
thereof d. applied for the maintenance
and support OF said bastard child.
Section A. And d. it enacted, That
at the hearing before said justice OF
the peace, it shall d. hi duty To take
down and reduce to writing the testi-
mOny of the woman making COM
plant, together with the cross-examin-
alton of said woman by the accused,
or hi attorney, which testimony
shall b. signed and sworn to by said
woman, and H. shall transmit the
same with the original papers III the
case to tn Circuit Court of The
county or to the Criminal Court OF
the City OF Baltimore, - the case
may h., and such testimony shall To-
admitted in evidence at the trial of
the accused person under section
of this act, If said accusing witness
should die prior to- the time Of such
trial.
Section D. And b. 1T enacted, That
Immediately upon The passage of said
order, said justice of tn peace shall
transmit the original papers and o.
transcript OF the proceedings had D.
fore him It'd said Circuit Court OF the
Criminal Court OF the City of Balti-
more, I'd the case may b., and there
upon, but not before said woman shall
have been delivered, the same pro-
ceedings shall b. had a. tn other
criminal cases, and if the accused
person shall b. found guilty by tn
verdict Of jury, or by the court, AT
the case b. tried before The court,
the court shall Immediately order
such person To give bond To TIL State
of Maryland in penalty not exceed
Ing $500 with good and sufficient 80
curities conditioned to pay for the
maintenance and support OF said child,
I'D the mother, OF To the person hav-
i'm said child in custody, OF to tn
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