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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Place and
hours of sit-

station house at such other hours and times as his duties may
require, or as he may be required so to do by the County

ting of fame.

Commissioners, or by the State's Attorney for Baltimore

County; and each of sard justices so selected from the 13th

Election District to sit al the station house at Mt. Winans

and St. Denis, respectively, in said district, shall keep his office

at the station house for which he was appointed and shall at-

tend said station house every day (Sundays excepted) at such

hours and times as his duties may require, or as he may be

required to do by the County Commissioners or by the State's

Attorney for Baltimore County; when any such justice ap-

pointed to sit at any of the station houses aforesaid shall desig-

nate any other justice of the peace to act for him in his ab-

sence, it shall first be necessary for him to obtain the consent

of the County Commissioners allowing such justice to act

for him; the said justice of the peace so selected to sit at the

station house at Canton in the 12th Election District shall

transact only criminal business at such station house, and no

civil business whatsoever, except such affidavits and acknowl-

edgments in civil matters as he may from time to time be re-

quired to take for the convenience of the public ; and for any

violation of this provision he shall be liable to indictment by

the grand jury of said county, and on conviction shall be fined

one hundred dollars and shall be disqualified from holding

his office.

140. The justice of the peace, so selected to sit at any station

Changing of
justices at
Governor's

house referred to in the preceding section, may be changed
from time to time by the Governor at his discretion during

discretion.

the term for which such justice was appointed, and any other

justice of the peace appointed for said district may be selected

by the Governor to perform the said duties at said station

house.

141. The several justices of the peace for Baltimore County,

Jurisdiction
concurrent
with that
of Circuit
Court.

including the station house justices for said 12th and 13th
Election Districts, shall have jurisdiction concurrent with that
exercised by the Circuit Court for said county in all cases

of assault, without any felonious intent; and in all cases of

assault and battery, and in all misdemeanors not punishable

by confinement in the penitentiary, which may be committed

within said county, and shall have jurisdiction in all prosecu-

tions or proceedings for the recovery of any penalty for doing

or omitting to do any act, the doing of which or the omission

to do which, is made punishable under the laws of this State,

within their said jurisdiction by any pecuniary fine or penalty,