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

the marshal Of police shall have the
right 10 designate, an ofheer or ofhcers
to accompany and assist in the exeeu.
ton Of the warrant in the City OF
Baltimore.
see. Amendment of information, war
rant. docket entries, etc.
In all criminal cases before justices of
the peace and before the Municipal
Court Of Baltimore City, the justice or
Judge, of his own motion, or on the
motion of the States attorney, may at
any time during trial before final judg-
ment amend the information, warrant,
his docket entries, name of the offenders
or other proceedings in such cases pend.
ing before him; and in all criminal
trials in the circuit court to which
cases have been removed on an applica.
ton for jury trial or on an appeal
from the judgment of a justice of the
peace or said Municipal Court, the
court, on motion of the States attorney,
may at any time before the trial or
during the progress of trial, before
final judgment, amend the information,
warrant, docket entries, name of the
offender or other proceedings in such
case; provided, however, that such
amendment does not change the char
acter of the offense or crime with which
the accused is charged.
1928. Summons or notice to accused.
Every justice of the peace, police JUS
tice, nudge of the Municipal Court of
Baltimore City, or Other, similar ofhc;ial
in those offenses which he has jurisdic-
ton TO hear and determine may, in his
discretion, issue a summons directed to
the proper officer requiring him to sum-
mons or give notice to the party whose
attendance is required Of the nature
and circumstances of the supposed Of
tense, and of the day and hour of the
e II. - III. IL.
court, justice of the peace, police justice
or other similar officer; and copy of
every such notice or summons shall be
served upon the accused which shall be
returnable on day to be stated in said
summons or notice, not exceeding hive
days from the time of issuing the same;
but the invalidity of any such notice or
summons or of such service thereof shall
not affect the jurisdiction of such court,
justice of the peace, police justice or
other similar official if the accused
party appears and the charge is one of
which the official issuing the notice or
summons has jurisdiction, and the said
notice or summons may be amended.
"a. Warrant of arrest.
Nothing in 8 % shall prevent a Mo
Nicibdl C0art judge, justice of the peace,
police justice or other similar official
from issuing a warrant of arrest in the
first instance, or at any time after the
issuing of the notice or summons men,
toned in ) %. and when the warrant
of arrest is issued it shall supersede and
nullify any outstanding notice or sum-
mons issued under the provisions OF
s23.
{ %. Delivery with other papers to
clerk in case of vacancy in ofhce--in
general.
ca DsIivsyy nishin thirty days.
Whenever a justice of the peace shall
vacate his Office by resignation, removal
from Office, or the expiration of his
together with all the notes, bonds, &C.
counts and papers in his possession APP
pertaining to judgments or whereupon
suits have been entered, TO the clerk Of
the circuit court for the county in which
such justice resides, for TO the clerk
of the Baltimore City Court, in case
such Justice resides within the City of
BaltimoreI within thirty days after such
resignation, removal from Office. or ex-
piration Of official term; and any justice
Of the peace who shall fail to deliver his
docket, as aforesaid lin case the said
docket shall not have been unavoidably
lost or destroyed, shall be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and on convic-
ton thereof shall be subject 10 fine of
Imprisonment in the jail of the county
Tor ethyl at the discretion of the court.
SO. Attachment for contempt and
hne for failure of witness to appear.
II the witness shall fail to appear on
the return day of the summons the
justice shall issue an attachment of con.
tempt made returnable before the Justice
issuing the same who may, at his dis
erection, fine such defaulting witness in
any sum not exceeding three dollars and
shall issue execution for such fine and
costs; and the same shall be collected
and paid to the justice who shall, on or
before the first day of January, an
nually, pay the same to the clerk Of the
circuit court for the county, I, or the
clerk of the Superior Court of Baltimore
SIC. "a. And be Il fHythe, enacted,
That Article 66Iz of the Annotated
Motor Vehicles, Section 2, headed,
definitions of Words and Phrases.
Subsection (a), he. and the same is
hereby amended to add new subsub-
section (62-a), to read as follows:
f62.aD Tyo6fe Court. The terms
"Tyofe Court of Baltimore CIV,
~Tydhe Court. in eoHtsrt ysldtiao to
Baltimore City, "fydfe Std0isfrotss of
Baltimore City, Justice OF The tedee"
or Trial magistrate, IN a CONTEXT re-
laiing 10, or inelndino, Baltimore City,
eNo otnv StWbor efPfeSSt0HS, oS tSed
81 this cytiele, shall BE- taken to me0n
LoEyt Of Baltimore CITY. The term
Supervisor" or "elerk" as used ~ this
oyticIe, 81 ysfeyMes to the Traffic Court
of BALTIMORE CITY, shall Be taken to
rsedH the deputy clerk Of the Municipal
Coayt. Of Baltimore City for the Traffic
Division, or any clerks Of said division,
BY tUhdtevsy title designated. as the
F0MfHTf
SIC. rs. .znd BE- u further snocfsS,
That Article 66H of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (los7 Edition, as
amended), title motor Vehicles, SUB
TITLES Traffic Court of Baltimore
City, AND JUVENILE TRAFFIC
COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY,,
Sections 34s through S7',. both inclusive,
be, and the same are hereby repealed.
SEc. rs. had be Il further enacted.
That Sections 1913, 1914, 1875 and 1906 Of
the Charter and Public Local Laws of
Baltimore City 1o4o Edition), sub
division Bali, be, and the same are
hereby repealed and reenaeted to read
as follows:
slo3. mo police justieeJ The Nh.
CITY shall not accept bail for persons
charged with manslaughter. other than
charge for manslaughter arising out of a
motor vehicle accident, murder or any
ofense the punishment for which may
be DEATH. Isny1 such [justicel court
may, in Ihisl is discretion. accept the
bail for any person charged with the
those above mentioned, and any INSIDE
neanor the punishment for which NAV
be confinement in the penitentiary; and
whenever bail is offered for any person
charged with the commission of any mis-
demeanor other than those already set
forth, such Dusticel court shall accept
the same; provided Ihe1 IL is satisfied
with the security offered.
IVA. Whenever a person charged
with bailable. criminal offense before
Ia police justice1 the MHnicipdi Court
OF Baltimore CITY desires TO be admitted
TO bail, his recognizor shall sign and
make oath to- an application in which
shall be stated such matters as may be
required of, and required to be inserted
m such application by the Ipolice JUS
tice1 court to enable Ihiml II to de-
termine the value of the security Of
fered. Any recognixance acknowledged
before such Ijusticel court shall be
good, although the defendant does not
join in the same.
los. Whenever any person charged
with the commission of criminal of
tense Is admitted to bail by Ia police
Justicel the Municipal Court of Bdlti-
more CITY for appearance in the Grim.
inal Court of Baltimore Tsuch justiceJ,
tie Clerk of the MnnieipoI Court OF
Baltimore CITY shall forthwith deliver
the recognizance to the clerk Of said
tcourt,l Criminal Court. Isuchl .Saeh
reeognizanee shall IthemI then become
9 record of said IeourtI CRIMINAL
Court. and may be forfeited, and the
forfeiture may be enforced in the same
manner as II recognizance has been
taken by the TeourtI CRIMINAL Court
lq6. Whenever any person CHARGED
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