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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

commit such alleged offender for trial, or to hold the

Hold to bail.

said offender to bail to appear for trial in the Cir-

cuit Court for the county in which the offence was

committed at its then session, and to return said

commitment or recognizance, with the names and

residences of the witnesses for the prosecution en-

dorsed thereon, forthwith to the clerk of said court;

provided the justice before whom the case is tried

shall inform the person charged of his or her right

Right of jury

to a jury trial, and which in every such case the

trial.

said justice is hereby required to do.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That State's Attor-

neys and justices of the peace having knowledge of

any previous conviction of any person accused of vio-

Previous con-
viction.

lating the provisions of this act, in preparing war-

rants, presentments and indictments, shall allege

such previous conviction therein; and it shall be

the duty of the clerk of the Circuit Court to fur-

nish such information to the State's Attorney and

grand jury; but it shall not be necessary to set

forth particularly in any such presentment or indict-

ment the record of a former conviction, but it shall be

Allege briefly.

sufficient to allege briefly that said person or persons,

corporation, company or association had been con-

victed of a violation of any of the provisions of

this act; and any such indictment or proceeding

may be amended at any stage of the proceeding

before final judgment, and as a matter of right.

Approved May 3, 1882.