FREDERICK COUNTY. 2575

judgment of the justice, the justice shall take from the accused his recog-
nizance with sufficient surety conditioned for his personal appearance to
answer said charge at the then session (if there be a session) of the
Circuit Court of said county, or the next session of said Court, if it be not
then in session; and in default of the accused entering into such recog-
nizance the justice shall commit him to jail for his appearance at such
Court to answer such charge, and shall at once return the recognizance,
if there be one, and all papers and proceedings in such case, including a
copy of his judgment (in appeal cases) together with the name and resi-
dence of the witnesses for the prosecution to the Clerk of said Court who
shall place such case on the appeal docket of said Court and issue sub-
poenas for the witnesses named by the justice only upon the written order
of the State's Attorney, and the case shall be then tried in said Court on
the information or warrant. When an appeal shall be taken by the
accused after the execution of sentence has begun, by confinement in jail
or the Maryland House of Correction, the justice, on sufficient surety
being given for the accused's appearance at Court as hereinbefore required,
shall at once transmit an order reciting this fact to the officer in whose
custody he may be, and directing his discharge, and in default of such
surety being given, the justice shall send a commitment to the Sheriff of
the county, commanding him to receive the prisoner and hold him for his
appearance at Court to answer said charge; and on the presentation of a
copy of such commitment by the Sheriff to the officer in whose custody
the prisoner may be, such officer shall at once deliver the prisoner to the
Sheriff; and it shall be the duty of the Sheriff of said county, upon receipt
of such commitment, to forthwith obtain such prisoner if he be not in
his custody.

1924, ch. 184, sec. 489A.

491. One of the justices of the peace for Thurmont Election District
provided for in the preceding sections of this subtitle shall be designated
and appointed by the Governor to act as police justice of said election
district, and he shall in addition to the jurisdiction which he now pos-
sesses as a justice of the peace, and which may be conferred on him by
or under the laws of this State is hereby invested with and shall have,
hereafter, jurisdiction to hear, try and determine all cases involving the
charge of any offense, crime or misdemeanor, not punishable by confine-
ment in the penitentiary or involving a felonious intent, which may be
committed in Frederick County, and shall have jurisdicton 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 omis-
sions 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 his said jurisdiction, and may pronounce
judgment and sentence in all such cases coming before him in the same