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assault and battery are now tried by said Court; provided, that
the trial shall be by jury, if demanded by the party charged.

879. If in any case which may be brought before a Justice
of the Peace, or before the Orphans' Court, the party charged
shall demand a jury trial, the said Justice or said Court shall
certify said case to the Criminal Court of Baltimore, to be pro-
ceeded with and tried by said Court in the same manner as if
the case had been originally brought before said Court

880. The Justice of the Peace and the Clerk of the Criminal
Court and Register of Wills of the Orphans' Court aforesaid,
respectively, shall receive the sum of twenty-five cents for issu-
ing every warrant, and fifty cents for making out every commit-
ment or indenture of apprenticeship of such vagrants or beg-
gars; and the constable, Sheriff or police officer, for serving
said warrant and bringing the person charged before either of
said Courts, or before said Justice, shall receive the sum of
fifty cents, and for carrying any person committed to the place
of commitment, the sum of fifty cents, which several sums shall
be paid as other costs in criminal cases are now paid; but either
of said Courts or said Justice may at discretion, adjudge that
the said costs shall be paid by the informer, in cases where the
person charged is acquitted.

VAGRANT CHILDREN.

881. No minor, if a girl, under the age of sixteen years,
and if a boy, under the age of fourteen years, shall be admitted
or permitted to remain in any saloon, place of entertainment
or amusement known as dance-houses, concert saloon, theatre
or varieties, where immoral, indecent, obscene or vulgar lan-
guage, display or performance is permitted, allowed or carried
on, or where any spirituous liquors, wines, intoxicating or malt
liquors are sold, exchanged or given away, unless accompanied
by parents or guardian. Any proprietor, keeper or manager of
any such place who shall admit such minor to or permit him or
her to remain in such place, unless accompanied by parent or