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ing it to forthwith appear before said justice and prefer a charge under
oath against the person so arrested.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 868.

868. The Criminal Court of Baltimore shall have concurrent original
jurisdiction with the several station-house justices to hear, try and sen-
tence every person convicted of violating any of the provisions of the
above Sections 865 and 866.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 869.

869. The said court or said! justice before whom any person so charged
may be brought, upon proof that such person has violated any of the pro-
visions of the above Sections 865 or 866, shall in his discretion, fine such
person not exceeding the sum of five hundred dollars or sentence such
person to be confined in jail or in the house of correction or in such other
suitable place as may hereafter be provided by the Mayor and City Coun-
cil of Baltimore for a period not exceeding one year; provided that any
person found to be a pauper or an habitual beggar who may not be able-
bodied, but aged, or seriously crippled or infirm may in the discretion of
said court or justice be committed to the almshouse of said city; and pro-
vided further that any minor convicted under the provisions of the above
Sections 865 or 866 may be sent to any reformatory institution to which
minors may be committed under Article 27 of the Code of Public Gen-
eral Laws of Maryland.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 870.

870. Whenever any workhouse or other place shall be provided by the
Mayor and City Council of Baltimore to which persons convicted of vio-
lating any of the provisions of the above Section 865 or 866 may be sent,
the said court or justice may send them to such workhouse or other place
if the said court or justice consider it a more suitable place for the purpose.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 871.

871. The Supervisors of City Charities or the officers of places re-
spectively to which persons convicted of violating any of the provisions
of the above Sections 865 or 866 may be sent shall keep them during the
time for which they may be committed so that they cannot escape from
said places.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 872.

872. The said Supervisors of City Charities or other officers respec-
tively shall put such of said persons so convicted as are able to work to
the work which they are best able to do.

1916, ch. 653, sec. 873.

873. The Trustees of the almhouse or officers of the other places re-
spectively to which persons convicted of violating any of the provisions