Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-04

before they are respectively tr1eds as
aforesaid, shall pray jury trial. II
any person charged with the commission
of any one or more of the several OF.
lenses mentioned in s Ala hereof, and
brought before any justice of the peace,
shall pray a jury trial as aforesaid, i
shall Be the duty of the said justice OF
the peace TO commit such person Tor
trial. or TO hold him in bail to appear
before 1.-THE Criminal Court of Balti-
more orl the circuit court for the
county las the case may bel; and to
return the commitment or the recog-
nizsnce in such case immediately TO the
clerk Of said court, and il such person
or persons shall be found guilty of
violation of any of the provisions OF
S474 hereof, the court or justice of the
peace imposing the punishment therein
prescribed shall also award to the
rightful owner or dealer possession OF
all of the property involved in such
violation.
SEC. is. And be II further enacted.
That Article 81 of the Annotated Code
of Maryland (los7 Edition., title
Grimes and Punishments," subtitle
"Thieves and Pickpockets." Section 5SS,
be and il is hereby repealed and re-
enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:
1858, In Baltimore City.
II sUdil DC TIC QutN OF all DuUCC
officers and detectives in Baltimore City
TO arrest and take before Isome one OF
the station house justices inl the Mu-
sieibdl out OF Baltimore City all per.
sons whom they shall find in Baltimore
City or upon any train, boat, car or
other vehicle commonly used for the
transportation of passengers which may
be bound to or from Baltimore City
who they shall know or have good rea-
a. I.lt T..
pckpockets, and said Ipolice justicesI
Municipal Court shall commit or bail
such persons for trial before the Grim.
inal Court of Baltimore; and il any
person in Baltimore City shall be
charged on oath before any Istation
house justice inl indgc of the Mn
Hicipdi Court of Baltimore City or be.
fore the judge of the Criminal Court Of
Baltimore with being common thief
or pickpocket. such Tjustice orI judge
shall issue a warrant for the arrest Of
such person and commit or bail him
for trial; and any person convicted in
the Criminal Court of Baltimore Of
being common thief or common pick
pocket shall be fined not exceeding one
thousand dollars or be imprisoned in
jail or in the house of correction or
in the penitentiary for a period not
exceeding five years, or be both fined
and imprisoned within the limits above
prescribed in the discretion of the court;
but if any person is arrested or indicted
second time or more for such offense.
he shall be convicted only on proof that
he has continued to be common thief
or piekpocket since his last conviction or
acquittal, and Il shall be necessary to
charge in the indictment only that the
person IS common thief or common
pickpocket. and any evidence, either Of
Iacte mr. Yenfffaff0n Or0vto0 that ssrb
person is habitually and by practice
thief or pickpocket, shall be sufficient
for his conviction II satisfactorily estab.
fishing the fact to the court or Jury BY
whom he is tried, and there shall be no
discretion in any police officer or Ipolice
justice1 Municipal Court Judge to dis.
charge or release any person who is by
such proof before them or knowledge on
Aeir part shown TO be a thief or pick
pocket as aforesaid, but such person
shall be bsiled or committed for trial;
and no conviction or charge of or for
being a common thief or pickpocket
shall prevent any such person from
being tried and convicted for any par.
ticulsr act of larcency he may have
committed.
SEC. 10. Ind be u further enacted.
That Article 27 Of the Annotated Code
Of Maryland Uos7 Edition), title
Grimes and Punishments. Section $50,
be and II is hereby repealed and re.
enacted, with amendments, to read as
follows:
1850. On railroads.
II any person shall be arrested al any
place on the line Of the Baltimore and
Ohio. Railroad, or on the line of the
Northern Central Railroad, or on the
line Of the Philadelphia, Wiiminston
and Baltimore Railroad, or the Bait.
more and Potomac Railroad, or the
Western Maryland Railroad, OF any
other railroad running out of Baltimore
City, or in any of the cars or depots,
or at any of the stations on said roads,
or on any ferry boat employed to carry
passengers oyer any part of said roads
and within the. limits of this State,
charged with being a common thief or
pickpocket, such person may be taken
before any justice of the peace of the
county in which said place, or depot or
station may be situated; or il such
person be arrested in any car or on any
ferry boat, before any Justice of the
peace Of the nearest convenient county
or Iof the Cityl before any Judge Of
thu. Municipal Court of Baltimore CITY:
and such justice OF Judge shall on proof
AZ provided in ! s5S of this article com.
NIT or bail such person for trial before
The circuit court for the county, or the
Criminal Court of Baltimore, as the
ease may be; and all police officers Of
Baltimore City, and all conductors of
trains and police employed by any of
said railway companies, and all con.
stables and bsiliffs of any county or city
on the. lines of said roads shall arrest
~ such persons at any. of the places
aforesaid on the same knowledge and
proof of their being common thieves or
pickpockets as provided in SsS, and the
said justice or Judge shall commit or
bal such persons on the same knowl.
edge or proof. Any person convicted in
any county on the line of said roads
with being common pickpocket shall
BE punished by fine or Imprisonment in
the jail Of the county for the same time
esss; and all the provisions of s5Sg
shall apply TO all cases under this sec.
ton, except so far as altered by this
section.
SIC. 20. And be Il further enactsd.
That Article ~ of the Annotated Code
OF Maryland (ios7 Edition). title
Grimes and Punishments," Section s77,
be and It IS hereby repealed and re.
enacted, with amendments, TO read as
ss77. wsn.on trespass upon pnvat.
Any person or persons who shall enter
upon or cross over the land. premises
or private property of any person or
persons in this State after having been
duly notified by the owner or his agent
not TO do so shall be deemed guilty OF a
misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof
before some justice of the peace in the
county Tor ethyl where such trespass
may have been committed be fined by
SAID Justice OF the peace not less than
one, nor more than one hundred dollars.
and shall stand committed to the iail az
the county Tor city1 until such fine and
costs are paid; provided, however, that
the person or persons so convicted shall
have the right to appeal from the
Judgment OF said justice of the peace
70 the circuit court for the county Tor
Criminal Court of BaltimoreI where
such trespass was committed. at any
time within ten days after such judV.
inent was rendered; and, provided, fur.
ther, that nothing in this section shall
be construed TO include within its pro.
visions the entry upon or crossing over
any. land when such entry or crossing
is done under a bona fde claim or right
Of ownership OF said land. il being the
intention of this section only 10 pro.
hibit any wanton trespass upor the mi.
vate land Of others.
SEC. ~. Ard BE- IL further rnaeied.
That Article ~ of the Annotated Code
Of Maryland (1os7 Fdition1' ,itle
Grimes and PuniShments," Section $50.
be and il IS hereby repealed and re.
enacted with amendments. to read as
$50. OHenses committed on steam.
boats, trains, buses, airplanes. etc,
ANY person who NAV commit any in.
eietaole offense on steamboat, railroad
tram, motor bus, airplane or other
means of intercity or interstate pubIie
transportation within the State of Nary.
land may be presented, indicted, tried
snd convicted in any county or citv
from, TO or through which the said boat
train, motor bus, airplane or other
means of interciiy or interstate public
transportation may run, and on arrest