1074 ARTICLE 26

porated under the laws of the State of Maryland for the care and correc-
tion of children, or of any reform school or industrial school for juvenile
offenders, and having knowledge of the person or persons responsible for
or contributing to the condition of said child, may file with the Clerk of
the Circuit Court for the county, or of the Criminal Court of Baltimore
City, or with the Magistrate for Juvenile Causes in Baltimore City, or any
county, a petition in writing, setting forth the facts verified by affidavit;
or the judge of the Circuit Court for the county in which the child resides
or of the Criminal Court of Baltimore City, or the Magistrate for Juvenile
Causes for Baltimore City, or for any of the respective counties on his
personal knowledge, or on information given him may direct such petition
to be filed by a duly appointed probation officer, or by the State's Attorney
for the county. The petition shall set forth the name and residence of
the child, and of its parents or guardians, or other persons having the
custody, control or supervision of such child; and of the person or persons
responsible for or contributing to the condition of such child; and that
the child is a minor without proper care or guardianship, and it shall be
sufficient that the affidavit to the facts set forth in the petition is on infor-
mation and belief.

Upon the filing of the petition a summons shall issue requiring all per-
sons named in the petition to appear at a place and time stated in the
summons which time shall not be less than twenty-four hours after service.
Such summons may be served by the sheriff or constable, or police officer,
or a probation officer. If the person summoned shall fail to appear, the
court may issue an attachment for such person's personal attendance in
court at the time to be stated therein, and upon the execution of the
attachment such person may give bond for his appearance at the time
stated therein in such sum as the court may direct. If it shall be made
to appear by affidavit, that there are good reasons to believe, that any
person proceeded against under this sub-title will leave the jurisdiction of
the court before the day set for the trial of the proceedings herein, the
court may cause a warrant to issue directed to the sheriff or an officer
authorized by law to serve a warrant commanding such officer to take the
person named therein, and bring him forthwith before the court, or the
judge thereof, and the court or judge thereof, may thereupon require such
person to give bond for his appearance at the time named for trial, or
may make such interlocutory orders as are proper in the premises.

An. Code, 1924, sec. 65. 1912, sec. 65. 1916, ch. 674, sec. 3.

51. If upon the hearing of the matter, the Court is satisfied that the
person proceeded against is responsible for, or has contributed to the con-
dition of the minor without proper care or guardianship named in the
petition, as defined under the laws of this State, the Court may enter a
judgment determining such facts, and requiring such person to do, or omit
to do, any act or acts complained of in the petition. And for the purpose
of enforcing its judgment, the Court in its discretion may continue the
proceedings from time to time, and release such person on probation dur-
ing the period of one year. The Court may further in its discretion as
part of the judgment require such person to enter into a bond to the State
of Maryland with or without surety in such sum as the Court may direct,
to comply with the orders of the Court.