ART. 52] CRIMINAL CASES——DOCKETS. 1287

handwriting of the justice granting such warrant shall, over his signa-
ture, indorse thereon to this effect: "This warrant may be executed in.
———— county. ———— J. P;" which endorsement shall be sufficient
authority to the constable or other officer or person bringing such war-
rant, and to the sheriff, constable and all officers of the county or city
where such justice resides, and to all other persons to whom the same
was originally directed, to execute the said warrant in such other
county or city, and to carry the offender before the justice who issued
said warrant or some other justice of the county or city where the
offense was committed, there to be dealt with according to law; pro-
vided, that the marshal of police shall have the right to designate -an
officer or officers to accompany and assist in the execution of the warrant
in the city of Baltimore.

1906, ch. 444.

14. In all criminal cases before justices of the peace, the justice,
of his own motion, or on the motion of the state's attorney, may at any
time during trial before final judgment amend the information, war-
rant, his docket entries, name of the offenders or other proceedings in
any such cases pending before him; and in all criminal trials in the
circuit court to which cases have been removed on an application for a
jury trial or on an appeal from the judgment of a justice of the peace,
the court, on motion of the state's 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 character of the offense or crime with which the accused
is charged.

As to the amendment of proceedings before a Justice of the peace, see
also art. 75. sec. 35.

Dockets.

1904, art. 52, sec. 13. 1888, art. 52, sec. 12. 1860, art. 51, sec. 6.
1809, ch. 76, sec. 4.

15. Each justice of the peace shall keep a docket and therein record
and make regular entries of his proceedings in all cases in which he
shall act in virtue of his office; and he shall furnish the plaintiff and
defendant, respectively, with a copy of any judgment given by him
whenever required.

It is the policy of the law that original papers should be kept together,
and with the dockets, constitute archives. State v. Chaney, 93 Md. 74.

Ibid. sec. 14. 1888, art. 52, sec. 13. 1860, art. 51, sec. 7. 1809, ch. 76, sec. 5.

16. If any justice shall omit to keep a docket so that by such neg-
lect or omission the plaintiff (having obtained a judgment before such
justice) shall lose his debt, the justice shall satisfy to the said plaintiff
the debt, interest and costs so lost.