ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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jurisdiction concurrent with that exercised by the circuit court for

said county in all cases of assault without any felonious intent ;

and in all cases of assault and battery, and in all cases of petit

larceny, where the value of the property stolen does not exceed the

sum of five dollars, and in all misdemeanors not punishable by

confinement in the penitentiary which may be committed within

said county, and shall have jurisdiction in all prosecutions or pro-

ceedings for the recovery of any penalty for doing or omitting to

do any act, the doing of which or the omission to do which is

made punishable under the laws of this State within their said

jurisdiction by any pecuniary fine or penalty, or by imprisonment
in jail or in the Maryland house of correction; provided, how-

ever, that said justices of the peace shall, in no case, have juris-

diction to try any person on a charge of selling any sort of in-

toxicating liquors or beverages on Sunday, or to minors, or with-

out license, or within any limit, precinct or district prohibited by
law, all of which acts or commissions are hereby declared to be

criminal offenses; and the said justices shall have power to issue

all process and to do all acts which may be necessary to the exer-

cise of their said jurisdiction, and may try and determine all cases

Jurisdic-

whereof they may have jurisdiction, and may pronounce judg-

tion of Jus-
tices

ment sentence therein, in the same manner and to the same ex-

tent as the circuit court for said county could, in such cases, if

such cases were tried before it without the intervention of a jury;

provided, however, that if any person when brought before any

such justice having jurisdiction of the case shall, before trial for

the alleged offense pray a jury trial, or if the State's attorney for

said county shall, before the trial of such alleged offenses pray a

jury trial on the part of the State, it shall be the duty of any

such justice to commit such alleged offender for trial in the cir-

cuit court for the said county at its then session if it be then in

session, or at its next session if it be not then in session, and to

return said commitment or recognizances with the names and

residence of the witnesses for the prosecution endorsed thereon

forthwith to the clerk of the said court; provided, the justice be-

fore whom the case is for trial shall inform the person charged

of his right to a jury trial; and should such person waive a jury

trial and demand a trial before safd justice, then it shall be the

duty of said justice to forthwith notify the State's attorney for

said county of the name of such person and the character of the
charge against him; and said justice shall not proceed to try such

case within a less period than seven days from the date of sending

said notification, unless he should sooner receive information from

said State's attorney also waiving a jury trial therein, in which

event he may proceed to try such case within seven days from said

notification.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That constables in the said county shall

be entitled to the fees prescribed by law for the particular ser-