The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1912-05-10
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS.

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said woman by the accused, or his
attorney, which testimony shall be
signed and sworn to by said woman,
and he shall transmit the same with
the original papers in the case to the
Circuit Court of the county or to the
Criminal Court Of the City of Balti-
more, as the case may be, and such
testimony shall be admitted to evil
son under Section of this Act, if said
accusing witness should die prior to
| the time of such trial.
| Section s. And be it enacted, That
Immediately upon the passage of said
order, said justice of the peace shall
| transmit the original papers and a
transcript of the proceedings had be-
fore him to said Circuit Court or the
Criminal Court of the City of Balti-
more, as the case may be, and there
upon, but not before said woman shall
| have been delivered, the same pro-
ceedings shall be had as in other
criminal cases, and if the accused per-
son shall be found guilty by the YER
dict of jury, or by the court, if
the case be tried before the court, the
court shall Immediately order such
person to give bond to the State of
Maryland in a penalty not exceeding
$500 with good and sufficient securities
conditioned to pay for the mainte-
nance and support of said child, to the
mother, or to the person having said
| child in custody, or to the county or
| to the City of Baltimore, as the case
| may be, if said child be a public
charge, until said child reaches the
age of twelve years, or during the life
of such child if said child die before
reaching the age of twelve years, such
I sum, not exceeding SIS per month, as
| the court shall by order direct, due
regard being had to the circumstances
of such accused person, and further to
pay the whole or such part of the ex-
penses incurred by the said mother
during her confinement as the court
may direct and to pay the reasonable
funeral expenses of said child if he
or she shall die under the age of
twelve year; in default of such bond
he shall be committed to Jail or the
House of Correction until said bond
be given, but not exceeding two years.
Section 6. And be it enacted, That
the court upon the trial of said per-
son accused of being the father of
|
discretion pass an order directing the
! mother thereof to give a bond in a
| penalty not exceeding $500 with good
and sufficient securities, to the State
| of Maryland, conditioned that she will
| indemnify the county or city, as the
| case may be, from any charge that
| may accrue for the maintenance and
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 a
term not exceeding one year, or until
such bond is given, provided, however.
| that the court may suspend sentence
and parole the said woman for the
term of two years.
Section 7. And be it enacted, That
all bonds or recosnizances required
| under this act to be taken or given
before a Justice of the peace shall
be Immediately returned by said JUS
tice of the peace "a copy thereof be-
ing 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 recogniz-
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 g. And be it enacted, That
the court may from time to time, upon
petition of any interested party,
change or modify it's 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 g. 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 to
direct the issue of such writs as may
be appropriate to enforce the bonds
| provided for by this act.
Section 10. And be it enacted, That
upon the death of the father after
giving the bond required in section 5,
the court may, upon the suggestion of
the death of the said father, summon
| the personal representative and heirs
of the said father and the securities
section 5, if such parties be within
the State, and the mother or other
person having charge of the said child,
and upon proof being offered to the
court of the amount of the estate OF
| the said defendent father, and upon
any other points upon which the court
desires to hear testimony, the court
may, in it's discretion, direct and order
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| mother or other person in charge OF
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, how
ever, shall the mother or other per-
son in charge of said child receive
more than $500 or more than one-half
| the amount that each of his legitimate
children, if any, would receive, or
more than one-half the amount the
descendants, if any, of deceased
| legitimate child would receive as a
class, if the father had died interstate.
All money paid or ordered to be paid
| under this section shall be charged
Las a debt or debts against the estate
of the said deceased father, upon pay
ment of the sum or sums ordered to
be paid by the court under this sec
ton, the bond given under section 5
shall be cancelled and the sureties
| thereon discharged.
Section IL. And be it enacted, That
prosecutions under this act may be
commenced within two years from the
| delivery of the mother of the bastard
child. except that where the person
accused has made payments for the
| maintenance and support of the said
child, it shall be sufficient if the prose.
cution be started within two years
from the last payment by the accused
for the maintenance and support OF