316 BASTARDY AND FORNICATION. [ART. 12

1888, art. 12, sec. 3. 1860. art. 13, sec. 3. 1781, ch. 13, sec. 1.

3. If the father be a resident of any other county, the justice
shall transmit, under his hand and seal, a copy of the proceed-
ings in such case had, to a justice of the peace of the county
in which such father shall reside, and the justice to whom the
same shall be sent shall forthwith proceed against the father
as by this article is directed.

Root v. State, 10 O. & J. 374. Norwood v. State, 45 Md. 68. State v.
Chaney, 93 Md. 72, 73. 74.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 13, sec. 4. 1785, ch. 47, sec. 3.

4. Every constable, as often as he may have knowledge of
any woman having an illegitimate child within his district, shall
give information thereof to some justice of the peace of his
county, who, upon such information, shall proceed as herein-
before directed.

Ibid, sec. 5. 1860, art. 13, sec. 5. 1781, ch. 13, sec. 2. 1880, ch. 33. 1894,

ch. 108.

5. But if any person charged with being the father of an
illegitimate child shall feel aggrieved by the judgment of the
justice, he shall have the right to enter into his personal recog-
nizance for his appearance at the next circuit court for the
county, or the criminal court of Baltimore, if in the city of
Baltimore, and the said court shall take cognizance thereof, and
such proceedings shall be thereupon had as in other criminal
cases; and if the person so charged shall be found guilty by
the verdict of a jury, or by the court, if the case be tried before
the court, the court shall immediately order such person to give
security to indemnify the county from any charges that may
occur for the maintenance of said child; and if he shall neglect
or refuse to give such security he shall be committed to the
custody of the sheriff until he comply; provided, that such cus-
tody shall not continue longer than twelve months, nor less than
six months in the discretion of the court; but such personal
recognizance shall not entitle him to be discharged from the
custody of the sheriff, unless he shall enter into an additional
recognizance, to be taken in the name of the State, with good
and sufficient sureties, to indemnify the county from all charges
that may arise from the maintenance of such child in case he
shall fail to make his appearance and abide by and perform
such order as shall be passed therein; and such last-named