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be tried on its merits and the purposes of justice subserved;
provided, however, that in the Circuit Court such amend-
ment does not change the character of the offense or crime
with which the accused is charged.

Section 8. Be it enacted, That said Police Justice shall
be paid a salary of three thousand dollars ($3, 000) a year,
said salary to be paid monthly by the County Commissioners
of Montgomery County, and shall be in lieu of all fees of
every kind, nature or description. That all fees, civil and

criminal, charged or taxed as part of the cost and collected
by the Police Justice shall be paid over to the County Com-
missioners and by the County Commissioners credited to
the Police Fund of said County, and all witnesses in criminal
cases living in the town of Rockville or within two miles
thereof summoned before said Police Justice shall be al-
lowed fifty cents per day and two and one-half cents per
mile going to the office of said Police Justice, as well as re-
turning from the office of said Police Justice.

Section 9. Be it enacted, That said Police Justice shall
at the first regular meeting of the County Commissioners of
Montgomery County, held in each month, make a report in
writing verified under oath, of all criminal cases heard or
tried before him during the preceding month, which report
shall state in each case the name of the defendant, the offense
charged, the name of the person upon whose complaint the
warrant was issued, the number of witnesses summoned, the
name of the officer serving the warrant and summons, the
judgment rendered, the amount of fine or penalty imposed,
the amount of costs and taxes, which shall include all con-
stables, or sheriff's fees, and the amount of fines and costs

collected by him, and shall at the time of making his report
pay over to the County Commissioners all such fines, costs
penalties and forfeitures enumerated in his said report, and
said Police Justice shall at the same time make a report in
writing, verified under oath, of all civil cases heard or tried
before him during the preceding month, which report shall
show the amount of cost taxed and collected by him, and
shall at the time of making said report pay over to the
County Commissioners such fees and costs collected by him
In said civil cases.

Section 10. Be it enacted, That in the event of the
absence or disqualification of the said Police Justice, any