162 BASTARDY AND FORNICATION. [ART. 12

be, if said child be a public charge, until said child reaches the age of
twelve years, or during the life of such child if said child die before
reaching the age of twelve years, such sum, not exceeding $15 per month,
as the Court shall by order direct, due regard being had to the circum-
stances of such accused person, and further to pay the whole or such
part of the expenses incurred by the said mother during her confine-
ment as the Court may direct and to pay the reasonable funeral expenses
of said child if he or she shall die under the age of twelve years in
default of such bond he shall be committed to jail or the House of Cor-
rection until said bond be given, but not exceeding two years.

To the first note to section 5 on page 261 of volume 1 of the Annotated
Code, add the ease of State v. Loden, 117 Md. 386.

See notes to this section (as it stood in 1911) in volume 1 of the Anno-
tated Code.

1912, ch. 163.

6. The Court upon the trial of said person accused of being the
father of the said bastard child, may in its discretion pass an order
directing the mother thereof to give a bond in a penalty not exceeding
$500 with good and sufficient securities, to the State of Maryland, condi-.
tioned that she will indemnify the county or city, as the case may be,
from any charge that may accrue for the maintenance and support of
the said child until said child reaches the age of twelve years, and upon
neglect or refusal to give such bond, the Court may commit her to jail
or other institution for a term not exceeding one year, or until such
bond is given, provided, however, that the Court may suspend sentence
and parole the said woman for the term of two years.

1912, ch. 163.

7. All bonds or recognizances required under this Article to be taken
or given before a justice of the peace shall be immediately returned by
said justice of the peace (a copy thereof being retained by the said
justice of the peace), to the clerk of the Circuit Court of the county or
the Criminal Court of Baltimore City as the case may be; and the clerk
of the Court shall record said bonds or recognizances together with any
other bonds or recognizances taken or given by the order of the Court
therein among the proceedings of the Court. :

See notes to this section (as it stood in 1911) in volume 1 of the Anno-
tated Code.

1912, ch. 163.

8. The Court may from time to time, upon petition of any inter-
ested party, change or modify its order directing the amount that the
father shall pay for the maintenance and support of said child, ten;
days' notice in writing mailed to or left at the last known address of the;
opposite party shall be sufficient service.

Wee notes to this section (as it stood in 1911) in volume 1 of the Anno-
tated Code.