WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1755
CHAPTER 711.
(House Bill 197)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections
14, 14A and 14B of Article 52 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title
"Criminal Jurisdictions", to extend the provisions of these
sections to Prince George's County, in relation to trials of
criminal cases before Justices of the Peace.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Sections 14, 14A and 14B of Article 52 of the Code
of Public General Laws of Maryland, title "Justices of the
Peace", sub-title "Criminal Jurisdictions", as enacted by
Chapter 629 of the Acts of 1941, be, and they are hereby, re-
pealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

14. The Justices of the Peace in and for Baltimore City
(except Traffic Court Magistrates) and Prince George's County
shall have and possess power to suspend sentence or costs or
both sentence and costs, generally or for a definite time, in
any case within their jurisdiction, provided that such suspen-
sion is made at the trial of the case and not after judgment is
pronounced; and said Justices of the Peace may make such
orders and impose such terms as to costs, recognizance for ap-
pearance, or matters relating to the residence or conduct of
the convicts as may be deemed proper; and if the convict is a
minor, said Justices of the Peace may also make such orders
as to his detention in any care or custody as may be deemed
proper.

In all cases where sentence or costs or both sentence and
costs have been suspended by said Justices of the Peace, the
defendant shall have the right to appeal in the same manner
as if sentence or judgment has not been suspended.

14A. Any provision of law to the contrary notwithstand-
ing, in any case where a Justice of the Peace in and for Balti-
more City (except Traffic Court Magistrates) and Prince
George's County has sentenced a person to pay a fine or costs
or both fine and costs, said Justice of the Peace shall have
power, in his discretion, to order that said person pay said
fine and/or costs in installments of such amounts and at such
times and upon such conditions as said Justice of the Peace
may fix. Said Justices of the Peace may at any time revise,
modify, reduce or enlarge the amount of said installments or
the time and conditions fixed for payment of the same. Should
the defendant fail to pay any installment or fail to comply