HARRY W. NICE, GOVERNOR. 533

in the case to some other Justice of the Peace for trial at the
instance of either party.

584. That, on and after the passage of this Act the several
Justices of the Peace of Prince George's County shall be di-
vested of and shall no longer have and possess any criminal
jurisdiction to try, hear and determine any criminal case what-
soever, except as in this Act provided; and provided further
that the several Justices of the Peace shall have the same
power and authority to issue warrants, summons, process and
take recognizance in any and all criminal cases as are now al-
lowed by law but all the same shall be made returnable be-
fore the Police Justice except as in this Act provided with
reference to violation of town ordinances and except in viola-
tion of the Motor Vehicle Laws as herein provided, and except
further in cases of felony, if bailable, wherein the several Jus-
tices of the Peace of said County may take recognizance as
now authorized by law, they may conduct an ex parte hearing,
and if there be a reasonable presumption of guilt, may com-
mit the accused to jail in default of the surety required to be
furnished, and if a felony and not bailable, the several Justices
of the Peace shall have jurisdiction to conduct a preliminary
hearing, and if the facts warrant the accused being held, they
may commit the accused to jail to await the action of the
Grand Jury, in which case they shall be allowed such fees, and
shall charge such fees for constables as are now allowed by
law. But nothing in this Act shall divest the several Justices
of the Peace in Prince George's County of their rights as now-
allowed by law to act as coroners and to do in this regard as
they are now allowed by law.

585. The said Police Justice shall be paid a salary of twen-
ty-five hundred dollars ($2, 500. 00) a year payable monthly by
the County Commissioners of Prince George's County, and
he shall receive in addition thereto the sum of five hundred
dollars ($500. 00) as personal expenses in connection with the
duties of his office, and he shall receive no other fees or com-
pensation of any other kind, nature or description in connec-
tion with his office. He shall charge the same costs both in
civil and criminal cases as are now allowed by law, and all
fees, civil and criminal, charged or taxed as part of the costs,
and collected by him, shall be paid over by him to the persons
now or hereafter designated by law to receive the same; and
all witnesses in criminal cases before him shall be allowed
the same fees and mileage as are now allowed in criminal
cases before a Justice of the Peace in Prince George's County.
The County Commissioners shall furnish the said Police Jus-
tice with such docket or dockets, stationery and forms as per-