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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

jurisdiction of the case, shall, before trial for the

alleged offence, pray a jury trial; or if the state's

attorney for said county shall, before trial of such

alleged offence, pray a jury trial on the part of the

state, it shall be the duty of any such justice to com-

mit such alleged offender for trial, or to hold the said

Right of jury

offender to bail to appear for trial in the circuit court

trial.

for the county in which the offence was committed at

its then session, if it be in session, or at its next ses-

sion, if it be not in session, and to return said commit-

ment or recognizance, with the names and residences

of the witnesses for the prosecution, endorsed thereon,

forthwith to the clerk of said court; provided the jus-

tice before whom the case is tried shall inform the

person charged of his or her right to a jury trial, and

which, in every such case, the said justice is hereby

required to do.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the state's attor-

neys and justices of the peace having knowledge of

any previous conviction of any person accused of vio-

lating the provisions of this act, in preparing war-

Allege previous

rants, presentments and indictments, shall allege such

conviction.

previous conviction therein; and it shall be the duty

of the clerk of the circuit court to furnish such infor-

mation to the state's attorney and grand jury; but it

shall not be necessary to set forth particularly in any

such presentment or indictment the record of a former

conviction, but it shall be sufficient to allege briefly

that said person or persons, corporation, company or

association, had been convicted of a violation of any

Proceeding

of the provisions of this act; and any such indictment

may be amend-
ed.

or proceeding may be amended at any stage of the

proceeding before final judgment and as a matter of

right.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

Effective.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 27, 1884.