538 LAWS OF MARYLAND.

or the justice of the peace trying such case and on the second
and each and every subsequent conviction not less than fifty dol-
lars nor more than one hundred dollars and in addition to such
fine be imprisoned in the Maryland House of Correction for not
less than six months nor more than one year in the discretion of
the court or justice of the peace trying such case.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all prosecutions for
the violations of the preceding Section of this Act which are
hereby declared to be criminal offenses may be either upon pre-
sentment and indictment by the Grand Jury of St. Mary's
County or trial before a justice of the peace residing in said
county who shall have jurisdiction original and concurrent with
the Circuit Court of said county; and the said justice shall have
power to issue all process and do all acts which may be necessary
to the exercise of his said jurisdiction and may try and deter-
mine all cases whereof he may have jurisdiction and may pro-
nounce judgment and sentence therein in the same manner and
to the same extent as the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County
could do in such cases if such cases were tried before said court
without the intervention of a jury; provided however that if any
person when brought before any such justice having jurisdiction
of the case shall before trial for the alleged offense pray a jury
trial or if the States's Attorney for said county shall before
trial of such alleged offense pray a jury trial on the part of the
State it shall be the duty of any such justice to commit such al-
leged offender for trial or to hold him to bail to appear for trial
in the Circuit Court of St. Mary's County and to return such
commitment or recognizance with the names and the residences
of the witnesses for the prosecution endorsed thereon, forthwith
to the clerk of the Circuit Court for St. Mary's County and the
justice before whom the case is brought shall in all such cases
inform the person charged of his right to a trial by jury.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That one half of all fines
imposed for the violation of the provisions of this Act shall be
paid to the informer and the balance shall be applied to the fund
for the maintenance of the public schools of said county.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect from and after the first day of May in the year one thous-
and nine hundred and fourteen.

Approved April 10th, 1914.