The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1941-03-13
JUDGE Hustler DELIVERS
CHARGE TO GRAND JURORS
(Cotinued from Page One)

ties. He is 81 years Of age.
Judge Hustler pointed out that no
unusual conditions had existed in the
county, to his knowledge, showing
that the people here were as a rule
law abiding. He called attention to
several state statutes which are re-
quired by law to be explained to the
grand jurors before thy begin their
Investigations.
The Courts charge in full follows:
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Gentlemen of the Grand Jury:
The duties for which you have been
selected are important. The oath just
administered to you is comprehensive,
fully setting forth your duties, and
must be adhered to in the perform
ance of the work in which you are
about to engage. You are an investi-
eating body, and the major part of
your duties will be to investigate
charges of violation of the criminal
laws which have already been heard
by the Justices of the Peace of the
county, in which they have held the
parties charged to answer such fur
ther action thereon as may be taken
by the Grand Jury. The cases have
been investigated by the law-enforce-
ment officers of the county, the wit
nesses have been summoned to appear
before you, and they await the exer-
else of your judgment as to whether
the evidence is sufficient for submits
sion to the petit jury whose duty it
shall be then, on the evidence submit
ted by both parties-State and ac-
cused-to decide the question of the
latter's guilt or innocence.
Your jurisdiction is original and if
there is any violation of the criminal
laws within your personal knowledge,
it is your duty to bring it to the at
tentiOn of the Grand Jury for such
action as they may deem wise and
just. Since the last term of Court, |
have heard of no unusual conditions
which should be brought to your at
tention or which you might be re-
quired to investigate, which is some
proof that the people of this county
are law-abiding and attend to their
own affairs and have the proper re-
gard for the rights Of others.
There are certain statutes which
the Legislature had directed shall,
from time to time, be brought to the
attention OF the Grand Jury.
Section of Article 81 of the Code
requires that your attention be called
to Section 3 of Article 27, which for
bids and prohibits and provides pun
ishment for the crime of abortion, the
advertisement Of any drug, medicine,
or instrument designed to produce the
same, and the sale of any such arti-
cles. The practical purpose of such a
requirement is doubtful, as this is a
crime difficult to discover, which only
comes to the surface when the conse-
quences of its commission have had
unfortunate-oftenf fatal results.
By section 70 of Article 27, it is
provided that eff any Clerk, Register
of Wills, Sheriff, Collector of Taxes,
Notary Public, or other officer, whose
duty it is to collect revenue due the
State of Maryland or any county
thereof, shall, after the receipt of said
revenue by him, wilfully detain the
same in his possession and neglect to
pay the "same into the Treasury of
the State or to the County Commits
sioners, or the proper officer author
lied to receive the same, for more
than sixty days after the day upon
which it is made by law his duty to
pay the same, or if no particular day
be appointed by law for said payment,
and such officer shall detain any rev.
enue due to the State or to any county
thereof, and which it is his duty to
collect, and which he shall have col
lected, and shall neglect to pay the
same into the Treasury of the State,
or to the County Commissioners, or
the proper officer authorized to re-
ceive the same, for the space of six
months after he shall have so collect
ed the same, such officer so offending
in either case shall be deemed to be
defaulter s. s. @' and the judges of
the Courts having criminal jurisdic-
ton in this State, shall give this law
in charge to the Grand Juries sum-
moned to their respective Courts.
Section 285 of Article 27 makes ii
unlawful for any practitioner Of med
icine or dentistry to furnish or pre-
sent for the use of any person any
cocaine, heroine, opium, morphine and
certain other narcotic drugs, except
under the strict regulations therein
provided for, and it is made the duty
of the judges of all courts having
criminal jurisdiction to instruct Grand
Juries "' t. q to diligently inquire into
and investigate all cases of the viola
ton of the provisions of this subtitle
(Health-Narcotic Drugs and to
make a true presentment of persons
guilty of such violation"
1t is the duty of Grand Juries in
this State, by Section % Of Article 81