676 ARTICLE 52.

County Commissioners of the county in which he is appointed. (4)
He shall have the power and authority to enforce obedience to his orders
and judgments by attachment and to inflict summary punishment for
contempt of court by a fine not exceeding in any one case the sum of twenty
dollars ($20); and make such rules and orders from time to time for
the well-governing and regulating his court and the officers and suitors
thereof and under such fines and forfeitures as he shall think fit, not
exceeding twenty dollars ($20) for any one offense; all of which fines
shall go to the State; provided, however, that the power aforesaid to
punish for contempt shall not be construed to extend to any case arising
in the court of any of said magistrates for juvenile causes except the cases
specifically set forth and provided for in Section 4 of Article 26 of the
Code of General Laws of Maryland, as within the power of the several
courts of the State to inflict summary punishment for contempt of court.
(5) He shall have power at any stage of the proceedings in the case of a
minor who is charged with the commission of any crime or whose care,
commitment or custody is involved before said courts or magistrates to
suspend sentence, final judgment or further proceedings for such period of
time or for an indefinite period of time as may be deemed necessary, and
place said minor on probation in the care of and under the supervision and
direction of one or more of the probation officers hereinafter provided for;
and at the time of suspension of sentence or further proceedings, or subse-
quent thereto, the said court or magistrate may impose such terms and
conditions as may be deemed proper and necessary. Any minor placed on
probation is deemed a probationer. (6) He shall have power to place any
minor who may be on probation as herein provided for in the custody of
such person or persons for such period of time as may be deemed for the
best interest and welfare of said minor if it shall appear that the present
custodian or parent is not a fit person to have the custody of such minor,
or that it would be conducive to the best interests of such minor to have
a change of custodian. (7) He may cause any person under the age of
sixteen (16), coming under his jurisdiction to be examined by a physician,
psychiatrist or psychologist selected by him. (8) He shall maintain com-
plete records of the cases brought before him. All such records having
to do with minors under the age of sixteen (16) shall be exempt from
indiscriminate public inspection but shall be open to inspection by the
parents or other authorized representatives of the person concerned and in
the discretion of the court by any other person having a legitimate interest
therein.

1931, ch. 323, sec. 82.

82. Whenever any minor under sixteen (16) years of age is arrested
he or she shall be taken to such place other than a county jail as may
be designated by the respective magistrates for juvenile causes for each
county, until brought before the magistrate for hearing; and when such
magistrates shall commit any minor for trial or for hearing he shall com-