2574 ARTICLE 11.

be the legal fees authorized by the Code of Public General Laws of Mary-
land.

1916, ch. 191, sec. 289A. 1918 Code, sec. 488, 1920, ch. 580. 1922, ch. 420, sec. 488,

489. The three justices of the peace for Election District No. 2, and
the justice of the peace for Election District No. 25, provided for in
Section 487, shall each be paid by the County Commissioners of said
county, in equal quarterly installments, the sum of six hundred dollars
per annum, and shall receive no other or further fees for any services
rendered by them in criminal cases or arrests for the violations of any of
the laws of the State of Maryland, and the said justices shall issue, upon
application therefor, and sworn information, warrants for the arrest of
persons charged with violating any provisions of the laws of Maryland,
and shall account for and pay over to the clerk of the Circuit Court all
fines and penalties, collected by them, respectively, and not otherwise
disposed of by law, one-half thereof to be paid by him to the County
Commissioners of said said county, and the other half thereof to be ex-
pended under the direction of the judges of the said court for the aug-
mentation of the law library of said court.

1916, ch. 191, sec. 289B. 1918 Code, sec. 489. 1922, ch. 420, sec. 489.

490. The several justices of the peace for Election District Number
Two and for Election District Number Twenty-five of Frederick County
in addition to the jurisdiction which they now possess, and which may be
conferred on them by or under the laws of this State, are hereby invested
with and shall have, hereafter, jurisdiction to hear, try and determine ail
cases involving the charge of any offense, crime or misdemeanor, not
punishable by confinement in the penitentiary or involving a felonious
intent, which may be committed in Frederick County; and shall have
jurisdiction to hear, try and determine all prosecutions or proceedings for
the recovery of any penalty for doing or omitting to do any act within
said county, the doing of which or the omission to do which is made
punishable under the laws of this State by any pecuniary fine or penalty,
or by imprisonment in jail or in the Maryland House of Correction, all
of which acts or omissions are hereby declared to be criminal offenses;
and the said justice shall have power to issue all process, and to do all
acts which may be necessary for the exercise of their said jurisdiction,
and may pronounce judgment and sentence in all such cases coming before
them, in the same manner, and to the same extent as the Circuit Court
for said county could, if such cases had been tried before said Court;
provided, however, that the accused, when brought before any such justice,
on being informed by him of his right to trial by jury, freely elects to be
tried before such justice, and provided, further, that a jury trial be not
prayed in such case on the part of the State by the State's Attorney. If
after a trial before the justice either party shall feel aggrieved by his
judgment there shall be a right of appeal within ten days to the Circuit
Court for the said county, and in all cases where a jury trial is prayed
by the State or the accused elects to be, tried by jury, or appeals from the