ART. 73.] PROCEEDINGS IN CRIMINAL CASES.

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thereof, or otherwise describing the same. In all other cases, when-
ever it shall he necessary to make any averment in any indictment
as to any instrument, whether the same consists wholly or in part
of writing, print, or figures, it shall be sufficient to describe such
instrument by any name or designation by which the same may be
usually known or by the purport thereof, without setting out any
copy or fac-simile of the whole or any part thereof.

Describing in-
struments

JURISDICTION.

10. If any person be feloniously stricken or poisoned in one
county, and die of the same stroke or poison in another county
within one year thereafter, the offender shall be tried in the court
within whose jurisdiction such county lies where the stroke or poison

Art 30, s 68
1809, c 138. s 17.
Jurisdiction in
cise of death
from blow or
poison

was given; and in like manner an accessory to murder or felony
committed, shall be tried by the court within whos.e jurisdiction
such person became accessory.

Accessory to
murder or
filouy

11. If a person be feloniously stricken or poisoned on the waters
of the Chesapeake bay, and not within the body of any county, and
within one year thereafter die of the same stroke or poison within
any county of this State, or if any person be feloniously stricken or
poisoned in any county of this State, and within one year thereafter
die of the same stroke or poison on the waters of the Chesapeake
bay. and not within the body of any county, the offender, his aiders,
abettors and comforters, or any person accessory thereto, shall be
tiled in the court within whose juiisdiction such county lies where
the death happened, or the stroke or poison was given.

Id s 89
1809, c 138, s 18
S.une on Chesa-
peake bay

12. Any person who shall commit any crime, offence, or misde-
meanor upon the waters of the Chesapeake bay, within the limits of
this State, and without the body of any county thereof, and all
aiders, abettors, comforters, and accessories thereof and thereto,
may be indicted and tried in any court of this State having jurisdic-
tion of similar crimes, offences, and misdemeanors, of the county in
which he may be arrested, or into which he may be first brought.

Id s 90.
1807, c 165, s 1
1809, c 138, s 19
Crime, etc , on
Chesapeake bay
Offender in-
dicted or tried
in any court of
this State, of
county in which
party arrested
or first brought.

13. If any person shall commit any crime or offence in any
county of which he is not an inhabitant, or if any person shall com-
mit any crime or offence in the county of which he is an inhabitant
and shall remove after the commission thereof and shall be pre-
sented or indicted in the co.unty where the crime or offence shall
have been committed, the court before which such presentment or
indictment shall be found, may issue process against such person
directed to the sheriff of the county where such person may reside,
and the sheriff shall serve and return such process as if issued by a

Art 75, 8 91
1793, c 57, s 31
person commit-
ting crime out
of lus county,
or removing
after commis-
sion, process to
go to county
where he re-
sides.

court of his county, and upon neglect or delay, may be fined by the
court issuing the same.
14. Any person presented or indicted, may, instead of travers-
ing the same before a jury, traverse the same before the court, who
shall thereupon try the law and the facts

Art 30,s 91
1798, c 57 ,
1809, c 144,s 2,
1852, c 344
Traverse before
court
36 Md 257
Trial by same.