EMERSON C. HARRINGTON, GOVERNOR. 349

act within said County, the doing of which or the omission
to do which is made punishable under the laws of this State by
any pecuniary fine or penalty, or by imprisonment in jail or
in the Maryland House of Correction, all of which acts or
omissions are hereby declared to be criminal offenses; and the
said Justice shall have power to issue all process, and to do
all acts which may be necessary for the exercise of their said
jurisdiction, and may pronounce judgment and sentence in all
such cases coming before them, in the same manner, and to the
same extent as the Circuit Court for said County could, if
such cases had been tried before said Court; provided, how-
ever, that the accused, when brought before any such Justice,
on being informed by him of his right to trial by jury, freely
elects to be tried before such Justice, and provided, further,
that a jury trial be not prayed in such case on the part of the
State by the State's Attorney. If after a trial before the Jus-
tice either party shall feel aggrieved by his judgment there
shall be a right of appeal within ten days to the Circuit Court
for the said County, and in all cases where a jury trial is
prayed by the State, or the accused elects to be tried by jury,
or appeals from the judgment of the Justice, the Justice shall
take from the accused his recognizance with sufficient surety
conditioned for his personal appearance to answer said charge
at the then session (if there be a session) of the Circuit Court
of said County, or the next session of said Court, if it be not
then in session; and in default of the accused entering into
such recognizance the Justice shall commit him to jail for his
appearance at such Court to answer such charge, and shall at
ence return the recognizance, if there be one, and all papers
and proceedings in such case, including a copy of his judg-
ment (in appeal cases) together with the name and residence
of the witnesses for the prosecution to the Clerk of said Court,
who shall place such case on the appeal docket of said Court
and issue subpoenas for the witnesses named by the Justice
only upon the written order of the State's Attorney, and the
case shall be then tried in said Court on the information or
warrant. When an appeal shall be taken by the accused after
the execution of sentence has begun, by confinement in jail or
the Maryland House of Correction, the Justice, on sufficient
surety being given for the accused's appearance at Court as
hereinbefore required, shall at once transmit an order reciting
this fact to the officer in whose custody he may be, and direct-
ing his discharge, and in default of such surety being given,