3918 ARTICLE 17.
cases heard and tried by him during the preceding month, stating in each
case the name of the plaintiff and defendant in civil and criminal cases,
the offense charged, the name of the person upon whose complaint the
warrant is issued, the number of witnesses summoned, the name of the
officer serving the warrant and summons, the judgment rendered, the
amount of the fine or penalty imposed, the amount of costs taxed, which
shall include all constable's or sheriff's fees, if any, and the amount of
the fine and costs collected by him, and shall at the time of making said
report pay over to the County Commissioners all such fines, civil and crimi-
nal, as well as costs enumerated in said report, and thereupon the said
County Commissioners shall deposit the sum or sums so turned over to the
credit of Prince George's County.
1927, ch. 426, sec. 10.
587. In the event of the temporary absence of said Police Justice, any
one of the Judges of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County shall
designate and appoint for the time being one of the other Justices of the
Peace of the County to act in his place and stead in his absence; who shall
for the time being be clothed with all the power and authority and subject
to the same duties and responsibilities as the said Police Justice, and
before acting as such he shall give bond in the penalty of one thousand
dollars ($1,000) as hereinbefore provided for the Police Justice, with the
same conditions, uses and purposes; and shall receive the same pro rata
compensation and expense account as is provided herein for the Police
Justice, the same to be paid by the County Commissioners and deducted
from the salary and expense account of the said Police Justice. And in
the event of death, removal, resignation or permanent disability of said
Police Justice the Governor shall appoint and designate some other person
possessing the necessary qualifications for the residue of said term for
which said Police Justice had been appointed, with the same salary and
expense account, with the same duties and obligations as required herein
of the Police Justice.
1927, ch. 426, sec. 11.
588. In all criminal prosecutions or proceedings before said Police
Justice in which he has jurisdiction, it shall be his duty in the event of
conviction to impose the fine or fines and punishment prescribed in such
case by the Code of Public General Laws of Maryland, if the same be in
violation of a State Law, or that prescribed by the Public Local Law, if it
be in violation of a public local law, or that proscribed by ordinance of any
incorporated town in Prince George's County if the same be in violation
of any such ordinance. The said Police Justice shall have the right to
issue summons for the attendance of any witness or witnesses in any case
under consideration by him, and upon the failure of any person to attend
before him in response to summons at the time and place mentioned in
said summons, any such person or persons shall be liable in the discretion
of the Police Justice, to a fine not exceeding five dollars ($5) for such
non-attendance in response to such summons, which fine shall be collected
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