The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-10-28
PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS

ShalI nave been maze before any Judge
or Justice of the Peace in this State
setting forth on the affidavit of any
credible person in another State that
crime has been committed in such
other State and that the accused has
been charged in such State with the
commission of the crime, and, except
in cases arising under Section 13F, has
fed from justice, or with having been
convicted of a crime in that State and
having escaped from confinement. or
having broken the terms of his bail,
probation or parole, and is believed to
be in this State, the judge or Justice
of the Peace shall issue warrant di-
rected to any peace officer commanding
him to apprehend the person named
therein, wherever he may be found in
this State and to bring him before the
same or any other judge, Justice of the
Peace or court who or which may be
available in or convenient of access to
the place where the arrest may be
made, to answer the charge or complaint
and affidavit, and a certified copy of
the sworn charge or complaint and afl-
davit upon which the warrent is issued
shall be attached to the warrant.
13N. Commitment to Await Requisi-
ton: Bail. If from the examination be-
fore the judge or Justice of the Peace
it appears that the person held is the
person charged with having committed
the crime alleged and, except in cases
arising under Section 13F, that he has
fled from justice, the judge or Justice
of the Peace must, by a warrant recit-
ing the accusation, commit him to the
county Jail for such time not exceed
ing thirty days and specified in the
warrant, as will enable the arrest of the
accused to be made under a warrant Of
the Governor on a requisition of the
Executive Authority of the State having
jurisdiction of the offense, unless the
accused give bail as provided in the
next section, or until he shall be legally
discharged.
$50. Bail; in What Cases; Conditions
of Bond. Unless the offense with which
the prisoner is charged is shown to be
an offense punishable by death or life
Imprisonment under the laws of the
State in which it was committed, a
judge or Justice of the Peace in this
State may admit the person arrested to
bail by bond, with sufficient sureties,
and in such sum as he deems proper,
conditioned for his appearance before
him at time specified in such bond,
and for his surrender, to be arrested
upon the warrant of the Governor Of
this State.
13P. Extension of Time of Commit
ment, Adjournment. If the accused is
not arrested under warrant of the Gov
ernor by the expiration of the time
specified in the warrant or bond, a
judge or Justice of the Peace may dis
charge him or may recommit him for
further period not to exceed sixty days,
or judge or Justice of the Peace may
again take bail for his appearance and
surrender, as provided in Section 100,
but within period not to exceed sixty
days after the date of such new bond.
100. Forfeiture of Bail If the pris-
oner is admitted to bail, and fails to
appear and surrender himself according
to the conditions of his bond, the judge
or Justice of the Peace by proper order,
shall declare the bond forfeited and or
der his immediate arrest without war
rant If he be within this State. Recov-
cry may be had on such bond in the
name of the State as in the case of
other bonds given by the accused in
criminal proceedings within this State.
13R. Persons Under Criminal Prose-
cution in This State at Time of Requisi-
ton. If criminal prosecution has been
instituted against such person under
the laws Of this State and is still pend
ing, the Governor, in his discretion,
either may surrender him on demand
OF the Executive Authority of another
State or hold him until he has been
tried and discharged or convicted and
punished in this State.
13S. Guilt or Innocence Of Accused,
When Inquired Into. The guilt or in
nocence of the accused as to the crime
of which he is charged may not be in
NullSu lhlO ny Inc NONernOr OF IN any
proceeding after the demand for extra
dition accompanied by charge of crime
IN legal form as above provided shall
have been presented to the Governor
except as it may be involved in identi-
flying the person held as the person
charged with the crime.
III. Governor May Recall Warrant.
The Governor may recall his warrant
OF arrest or may issue another warrant
whenever he deems proper.
l3U. Fugitives from This State; Duty
OF Governor. Whenever the Governor
of this State shall demand a person
charged with crime or with escaping
from confinement or breaking the terms
OF his bail, probation or parole in this
State, from the Executive Authority Of
any other State, or from the chief JUS
tice or an associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Column
bia authorized to receive such demand
under the laws Of the United States, he
shall issue warrant under the seal Of
this state, to some agent, commanding
MIN TO receive the person so charged
II delivered to him and convey him to
the proper officer of the county in this
state or the City of Baltimore, in which
the offense was committed.
13V. Application for Issuance of
acquisition; by Whom Made; Contents.
l. When the return to this State of a
person charged with crime in this State
is required. the States Attorney of the
County or the City of Baltimore, as the
case may be, shall present to the Gov
ernor his written application for q
requisition for the return of the person
charged, in which application shall be
stated the name of the person so
charged, the crime charged against him,
the approximate time. place and circum-
stances OF its commission, the State in
which he is believed to be, including the
location of the accused therein, at the
time the application is made and GER
Trying that, in the opinion of the said
prosecuting attorneys the ends of JUS
tlce require the arrest and return of the
accused to this State for trial and that
the proceeding is not instituted to en-
force private claim.
IL. When the return to this State Is
required of person who has been con-
victed of crime in this State and has
escaped from confinement or broken the
terms of his bail, probation or parole,
the States Attorney of the county or
the City of Baltimore, in which the Of
fense was committed, the parole COM
mission, or the warden of the institu-
t10n or sheriff of the county, from
which escape was made, shall present
TO the Governor a written application
for requisition for the return of such
person, in which application shall be
stated the name of the person, the crime
OF which he was convicted, the circum-
stances of his escape from confinement
or OF the breach of the terms of his
Dali, probation or parole, the State in
whieh he is believed to be, including
the location of the person therein at the
time application is made.
III. The application shall be verified
by affidavit, shall be executed in dupli-
cate and shall be accompanied by two
certified copies of the Indictment re-
turned, or information and affidavit filed,
or of the complaint made to the Judge
or Justice; of the Peace, stating the
oHense, with which the accused Is
charged, or of the Judgment of convic-
tion or Of the sentence. The prosecut-
ing officer, parole board, warden or
sheriff may also attach such further
attidavits and other documents in du-
plicate as he shall deem proper to be
submitted with such application. One
copy of the application, with the ac-
ton of the Governor indicated by en-
dorsement thereon, and one of the GER
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