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CHAP. 201
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ance before, the said court, to answer the charge, and
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when the party shall appear before the said court, he
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Option allowed to
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or she shall have the option either to submit the case
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traverse or enter recognizance
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to the hearing and judgment of the said court, and to
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traverse the same before the said court, as such like
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case, maybe now traversed before the county court, or
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may in his or her election enter into recognizance
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before the said district court, or any one of the justices
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thereof, for his or her appearance at the next county
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court of the same county, to answer the charge; but if
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On submitting the ease
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the party so charged shall elect to submit his or her
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case to the hearing and judgment of the said district
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court, or to traverse the charge before the same court,
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Authoritysto try and determine
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then the said district court shall have power and juris-
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diction to hear and determine the same, and give judg-
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ment according to the law of the land, and the truth of the
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matter, and in case of conviction, the said district
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To inflict punish-ment
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court shall and may inflict punishment by fine and
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imprisonment, and in all such cases the party accused
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as well as the State, shall have the benefit of such wit-
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nesses as either of them may require to be summoned
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Method of proceeding
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to the said court to testify in their behalf, and the pri-
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vilege of appearing and prosecuting or defending the
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charge by attorney, and the patty accused shall have
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a reasonable time to prepare for his defence, and shall
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Relating to bail
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be entitled also to be discharged from actual custody
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upon giving reasonable bail for his appearance in the
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said district court, from time to time, as the court shall
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direct and require, till he be finally discharged; and
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any one of the said district justices shall have author-
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Bail bond
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ity to take such, bail bond, with such security as he may
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reasonably require, conditioned as aforesaid, and the
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Taxing costs
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said district court shall have power and authority to
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tax the costs that may arise, in all such cases before
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them for assault and battery; and in cases of convic-
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tion of the party accused, to give judgment against
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Mm or her, for the said costs, as well as for any fine
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the said court may impose; and in case of non pay-
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ment of such fine and costs, for the recovery thereof
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May issue execution
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the said court may issue execution by capias ad satis -
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faciendum or fieri facias, in the name of the State of
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Maryland, against the party convicted, directed to the
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