The Republican., 1962-10-04


the marshal of police shall have the
right to designate am officer or officers
TO accompany and assist in the cNecu-
tion of the warrant in the City of
Baltimore
s22 Amendment Of information, war
rant. docket entries. etc
In all criminal cases before justices OF
the peace and befOre the MmiciPdl
Court OF Baltimore CITY. the justice or
jndge, 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 apphcd-
ton for jury trial or on an appeal
from the judgment of justice OF the
peace or sad 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 Ot the
offender or other proceedings in such
case; provided, however, that such
amendment does not change the char
acter of the otfcnse or crime with which
the accused is charged.
%. Summons or notice to accused.
Every justice of the peace, police jus
tice, jHdGe Of the Mmicifai Court OF
Baltimore CITY. or other similar official
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
fense, and of the day and hour of the
appearance of the accused before such
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
returnabe on a day TO be stated in said
summons or notice, not exceeding five
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.
p. Warrant of arrest.
Nothing in % shall prevent NM
nicifGl Court 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 superscde 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 oiiiCc-in
general.
(a) DrliVcrV 7tithin thirty days
Whenever a justice of the peace shall
vacate his office by resignation. removal
from Office, or the expiration of his
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together with all the notes, bonds, ac-
pertaining to judgments or whercupon
suits have been entered, TO the clerk of
the. circuit court for the county in which
such justice resides, Tor 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-
pration of official term; and any justice
of the peace who shall fail to deliver his
docket, as aforesaid (n case the said
docket shall not have been unavoidahly
los or destroyed, shall be deemed
guilty of msdemcanor and on convic-
tion thereof shall be subject to a fine of
two hundred dollars or to six months
Imprisonment in the jail of the county
Tor city,I at the discretion of the court:
) s.. Att.2lchme4t for contempt and
fine for failure Of witness to appear.
the return day Of the summons the
justice shall issue an attachment of con-
tempt made rcturnabl le before the justice
issuing the same who may, at his dis
erection, fine such defaulting witness in
any sum not eNceeding. three dollars 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. /, or the
City1
Src. "a: Ind be it further. enacted;
That Article 66i2 of the Annotated
Code OF M4rylland (l95I Edltonl, tltle,
IN Motor Nemcie9 Section headed
DEFINITIONS of Words and Phrases,
Subsection (a),f be, and the same is
section thereto. to be known as Sub-sub-
section (62-a), to read as follows:
(62.a) Traffic Court. The terms
,,IIrdmc onTtt of Baltimore. CfN,.
rIrGtfc Court IN a CONTEXT relating to
baltimore Citv, 'rahc magistrates Of
BdHmore Guy justice OF the fcGccN
or fr'dl Wd0iarate', ~ a context re-
Iating to, or fucIhfing Baltimore CITY.
aud other similar expressions, as used
~ thlS article, shall b, taken to mean
me rdfc i'i5rSion Of the MmlcIfdi
Court Of Baltimore CITY. The term
GuiCle, ~ rftcncc TO the Irdthc oWt
OF Baltimore CRY. shall be taken to
mean thc dcfn'r cirk Of the Municifnl
Gohtt. OF Baltimore CITY ter The. Irdttc
Di1rSloH, or any CLERKS ot said di5'iSioH,
6y 7VhdteTer title designated, as the
CONTEXT may require.
SEC. =: ind DC 1t further enacted,
h5t Nr'lS.e 90 OF me Annotated
code OF Maryland Qg5I Edition, as
an amGnded)' 91 tltIe Motor Vehicles SUB
II LES ratilc Court OF baltimore
lltyD. AND "luNENlLE TRAFFIC.
6oCRI or BALTIMORE CIl w,
sections 543 through 313, both inclusive,
be-, and the same are hereby repealed.
SEC. 26. And be it further enacted,
That Sections 1913. 194, 195 and l96 of
the Charter and Public Local Laws of
baltimore City G949 Edition), sub
division Bail, be-, and the same are
hereby repealed and reenacted to read
as follows:
5 1913. No police justice1 The NM
nicfPdI Court of 1.-THE City of Baltimore
City shall not accept bail for persons
charged with mansaughter other than
charge tor manslaughter arising out of a
motor vehicle accident, murder or any
offense the punishment for which may
be death; Iany1 such Ijustcel court
may, in lhisl its discretion accept the
bail for any person charged with the
commission of any felony other than
those above mentioned, and any misdc-
meanor. the punishment for which may
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