Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-08
- PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS .

baton or parole, or whenever complaint
shall have been made before any judge
or Justice of the Peace in this State
setting forth on the affidavit Of any
credible person in another State that
q 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 aff1-
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
1t 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
fed 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 q time not exceed
ing thirty days and specified in the
warrant as viii enable the arrest OF the
accused to be made under warrant Of
the Governor on a requisiti0n 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.
1870. 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 a 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
JuUSS VI JubL1C6 VI Tie GcdCe may ulb'
charge him or may recommit him for a
further period not to exceed sixty days,
or a 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.
1870. 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,
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
quired into by the Governor or 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.
13T. Governor May Recall Warrant.
The Governor may recall his warrant
of arrest or may issue another warrant
whenever he deems proper.
13U. Fug1tives from This State; Duty
Of Governor. Whenever the Governor
Of this State shall demand q person
charged with crime or with escaping
from confinement or breaking the terms
State, from the Executive Authority Of
any other State, or from the chief JUS
t1ce or an associate justice of the Su-
preme Court of the District of Colum-
bta authorized to receive such demand
under the laws of the United States, he
shall issue a warrant under the seal of
this State, to some agent, commanding
him 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 0hense was committed.
1SV. Application for Issuance Of
ReQuisition; by Whom Made; Contents.
/. When the return to this State OF q
person charged with crime in this State
is required, the States Attorney Of the
NVuHIJ w INC lily VI odALlAuOEe, as tno
case may be, shall present to the Gov
ernor his written. application for q
reQuisiti0n 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
t1fying that, in the opinion of the said
prosecuting attorneys the ends of JUS
tice 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.
II. When the return to this State is
required of person who has been con-
v1cted of a crime in this State and has
terms of his bail, probation or parole,
the States Attorney of the county or
the City of Baltimore, in which the Of
Tense was committed, the parole COM
mission, or the warden Of the institu-
ton or sheriff Of the county, from
which escape was made, shall present
to the Governor a written application
for requisitf0n 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
bail, probation or parole, the State in
which he ts 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 dupH-
cate and shall be accOmpanied nv tw0