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jority in interest, of the stockholders of said com-
pany, represented in person or by proxy, at a meet-
ing to take place on notice given by the President
and Directors, for two weeks at least, in two or
more daily newspapers of the city of Baltimore,
stating the object of the meeting to be the con-
sideration of the question of accepting this act,
and if accepted as aforesaid, to take effect imme-
diately thereafter.
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CHAPTER 8.
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AN ACT to amend the fourth Article of the Code
of Public Local Laws, by adding thereto the
following sections, relating to the confinement
of Vagrants and of persons committed by Jus-
tices of the Peace, in default of security to keep
the peace, in the jail of Baltimore city.
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Passed Dec.
19, 1861.
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the Warden of the jail of the
city of Baltimore, shall prepare and send to the
Judge of the Criminal Court of Baltimore city, on
each and every Saturday, a full and complete list
of the names of all persons who are committed to
his custody, by the Justices of the Peace of said
city, either as vagrants or in flefault of security to
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Full list of
vagrants, &c.,
committed to
jail, to be fur-
nished Judge
of the Criminal
Court.
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keep the peace; and the judge of the said court,
shall have full power to review the said commit-
ment, and upon examination of the various cases
so reported to him by the Warden of the jail as
aforesaid, he shall discharge or recommit the said
parties for a term not to exceed six months, as in
his discretion may be most conducive to the pre-
servation of public peace and order.
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Duty of the
Judge to re-
view commit-
ments.
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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the Justices of
the Peace of the city of Baltimore be and they are
hereby prohibited from charging costs in the cases
above named, unless the parties are recommitted
by order of the Judge of said court. .
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Prohibition.
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Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect and be in force from and after its
passage."
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In force.
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