264 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 165

CHAPTER 165.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments, Section
344-A of Article 17 of the Code of Public Local Laws of
Maryland, title "Prince George's County, " sub-title "Jus-
tices of the Peace, " as enacted by Chapter 303 of the Laws
of Maryland, 1924; to confer jurisdiction on the Circuit
Court for Prince George's County, to require by certiorari
the re-trial in said Circuit Court of any case before any
justice of the peace of Prince George's County involving
a violation of any Municipal ordinance the recognizance
hereinafter required.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 344-A of Article 17 of the Code of
Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "Prince George's Coun-
ty, " sub-title "Justices of the Peace, " as enacted by Chapter
303 of the Laws of Maryland, 1924, be repealed and re-enacted
with amendments, to read as follows:

Section 344-A. In all cases brought before any justice of
the peace of Prince George's County, which involve a viola-
tion of any municipal ordinance, if after the trial thereof
either party, unless being the defendant he has pleaded guilty,
may within ten days after said judgment petition the Circuit
Court for Prince George's County for a writ of certiorari in
such case. Such petition shall set forth the facts upon which
the petitioner relies; shall be under oath, and there shall be
filed with it certified copies of such ordinance and the docket
entries of said justice of the peace. Said Court may, before
issuing said writ, require the other party in such case to show
cause why the writ should not be issued.

Said Court is hereby given jurisdiction to issue said writ
in all cases in which it is satisfied justice requires a new trial,
and may require any such case to be certified to it for trial
at its then session (if there be a session) of said Circuit Court
or the next session thereof, in which event said case shall be
tried in the same manner as appeals from justices of the peace
are now tried.

If and when any such aggrieved party shall notify the
Justice of the Peace that he intends to make an. application
for a writ of certiorari, the justice of the peace shall take from
the accused his recognizance with sufficient surety, condi-