1904 ARTICLE 52.

to this effect: " This warrant may be executed in ———— county. ———

J. P.; " which endorsement shall he sufficient authority to the constable
or other officer or person bringing such warrant, and to the sheriff, con-
stable 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 ac-
cording to law; provided, 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.

An. Code, sec. 14. 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, warrant, 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 prog-
ress of trial, before final judgment, amend the information, warrant,
docket entries, name of the offender or other proceeding's in such case
provided, however, that such amendment does not change the character of
the offense or crime with which the accused is charged.

This section referred to in construing art. 56, sec. 204—see notes thereto. Crichton
v. State, 115 Md. 432.
As to amending proceedings before justice of the peace, see also art. 75. sec. 39.

An. Code, sec. 14A. 1914, ch. 499.

15. Every justice of the peace, police justice or other similar official
in those offenses which he has jurisdiction to hear and determine may,
in his discretion, issue a summons directed to the proper officer requiring
him to summons or give notice to the party whose attendance is required
of the nature and circumstances of the supposed offence, and of the day
and hour of the appearance of the accused before such justice of the peace,
police justice or other similar officer; and a copy of every such notice or
summons shall be served upon the accused which shall be returnable on a
day to be stated in said summons or notice, not exceeding five days from
the time of issuing the same; but the invalidity of any such notice or sum-
mons or of such service thereof shall not affect the jurisdiction of such
justice of the peace, police justice or other similar official if the accused
party appears and the charge is one of which the official issuing the notice
or summons has jurisdiction, and the said notice or summons may be
amended.

An. Code, sec. 14B. 1914, ch. 499.

16. Nothing in the preceding section shall prevent a justice of the
peace, police justice or other similar official from issuing a warrant of