ART. 16.] PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY. ' 755
130. If any white person, charged with violating the pro-
visions of the 128th section of this article, shall feel aggrieved by
the judgment of the justice of the peace, he may appeal to the
Circuit Court of said county, upon giving bond in the usual
form to the State, for the prosecution of the appeal, and pay-
ment of the fine and costs, if the judgment shall be affirmed.
131. If any person charged as aforesaid shall require it, the
justice shall issue a warrant to a constable or the sheriff of the
county, returnable in not less than ten days, to summon a jury
to try the issue between the State and the traverser, and the
verdict of the jury and the judgment thereon shall be final.
132. The party requiring the summoning of such jury, shall
give bond for his appearance at the return day, or be com-
mitted.
133. Whenever a party charged with violating the 128th sec-
tion of this article shall be acquitted, he shall be entitled to hig
costs, to be paid by the county.
134. In all cases arising under the 128th section of this article,
the justice shall inform the accused of his rights thereunder as
to the mode of trial, and in default shall be liable to a penalty
®f not less than fifty nor more than one hundred dollars, to be
recovered by action at' the suit of the party injured.
135. The supervisors of roads in said county shall give such
notice as they may think proper to the landholders of the several
election districts of the time when they intend "working on the
public roads, and if they cannot procure labor to work out as
much money as may be in their hands, they shall give at least
ten days' notice to each landholder to send a number of hands,
equal to the whole number he may work on his land, for not
more than two days in any one year, either consecutively or
otherwise, as may be most convenient to the landholder, and
the said hands shall be worked by the said supervisor in repair-
ing the public roads, but in no case shall they be carried more
than five miles from their home, unless with the consent of their
owner; but the said landlord may, at his option, appoint any
day within the time herein limited to send his hands; and BO
landholder shall be required to send them in the months of June
or July.
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