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after this Act takes effect and shall issue its warrant to the
Wardens of said Institution directing such transfer then the
said sentence of the Court shall operate to authorize such trans-
fer by virtue hereof.

It is expressly provided, however, that nothing in this Sec-
tion shall be construed to add to, alter or change the class of
crimes, as they existed before this Act takes effect, with respect
to the right of challenge or with respect to the fees in criminal
cases, or to make any crime infamous, by reason of any sen-
tence to the Maryland Penitentiary, or transfer thereto, which
would not have been an infamous crime before this Act takes
effect; and it is further provided that nothing in this Section
shall be construed to prevent any Court from committing any
minor to any industrial school or juvenile reformatory to which
minors may now be committed under existing law.

655. When any person is convicted before any Justice of
the Peace having criminal jurisdiction, of any misdemeanor,
committed after this Act takes effect and punishable by impris-
onment in jail, or by fine and imprisonment in jail (other than
imprisonment in default of fine), the said Justice of the Peace
shall have power in his discretion to sentence such person to
be confined in the Maryland House of Correction; and all sen-
tences of imprisonment for over six months imposed by such
Justice upon such person, shall be to the Maryland House of
Correction. All sentences to the Maryland House of Correc-
tion, under this Section may be for a term of imprisonment up
to but not exceeding the maximum term in jail which the Jus-
tice might have imposed for the offense committed had this
Section not been enacted; provided, however, that in no case
whatsoever shall any Justice sentence any person to imprison-
ment in the Maryland House of Correction for more than three
years nor for less than three months, except that any sen-
tence under section 414 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland, title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title "Bail-
roads—Obstructing, " may be imposed in accordance with the
provisions of said section 414. And it is further provided
that nothing in this Section shall be construed to prevent
any Justice having jurisdiction from committing any minor
to any industrial school or juvenile reformatory to Which
minors may now be committed under existing law.

656. The salaries of the members of said State Board of
Prison Control and the salaries or compensation of every em-
ployee of said Board and every Warden, and other employees