4898 ARTICLE 22.

1908, ch. 380, sec. 325N (p. 1052).

657. The provisions of this Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage, and in the event of any persons who shall have received a license
under the law as now existing, being refused a license under this Act, he,
she or they shall be allowed the term of two months to dispose of such
stock as he, she or they may have on hand; and during the said time shall
be taken and considered as a licensee under the provisions of this Act, and
be subject to all the regulations, restrictions, limitations and penalties ap-
plicable to licensees, but if such person shall do a liquor business after
the expiration of said two months, he, she or they shall be deemed guilty
of selling liquor without license and he liable to the penalties as provided
in this Act; provided, however, that all licenses in force at the time of the
adoption of this Act shall continue in force unless revoked under the law,
until the first day of May, 1908, as aforesaid; and provided further, that
nothing contained in this Act shall apply to cases now pending, or viola-
tions of the law which shall have occurred prior to the said first day of
May, 1908, but all such cases and violations shall be prosecuted as if this
Act had not been passed or adopted.

1908, ch. 380, sec. 325P (p. 1053).

658. The several justices of the peace of the State of Maryland in and
for Washington county shall have jurisdiction over all offenses created or
made punishable under this Act concurrent with that of the Circuit Court
for Washington county (except in the case of perjury hereinbefore pro-
vided for) and may pronounce judgment and sentence and enforce the
penalties hereinbefore provided in the same manner and to the same extent
as the Circuit Court for Washington county could in such cases, had such

cases been tried before said court; provided, however, that the accused,
when brought before any such justice of the peace, shall be informed of
his right to a trial by jury freely elects to be tried before such justice, and
provided further, that a jury trial be not prayed in such cases on 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 five days to the Circuit Court for Washington county, and in all
cases where a jury trial is prayed by the State, or the accused elects to
be tried by a jury, or appeals from the judgment of the justice, the justice

shall take from the accused his recognizance with sufficient surety, con-
ditioned for his personal appearance to answer said charge at the then
session (if there be a session) of the Circuit Court for Washington county,
or the next session of said court, if it be not then in session; and in
default of the accused entering into such recognizance the justice shall
commit him to jail for his appearance at such court to answer such charge,
and shall at once return 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 residence of the witnesses for the prose-
cution, to the clerk of said court, who shall place such case on the appeal

•docket of said court, and issue subpoenas for the witnesses named by the