776 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 426

tion and expense account as is provided herein for the Police
Justice, the same to be paid by the County Commissioners
and deducted from the salary and expense account of the
said Police Justice. And in the event of death, removal,
resignation or permanent disability of said. Police Justice
the Governor shall appoint and designate some other person
possessing the necessary qualifications for the residue of said
term for which said Police Justice had been appointed, with
the same salary and expense account, with the same duties
and obligations as required herein of the Police Justice.

SEC. 11. And be it further enacted, That in all criminal
prosecutions or proceedings before said Police Justice in
which he has jurisdiction, it shall be his duty in the event of
conviction to impose the fine or fines and punishment pre-
scribed in such case by the Code of Public General Laws
of Maryland, if the same be in violation of a State law, or
that prescribed by the Public Local Law, if it be in violation
of a public local law, or that prescribed by ordinance of any
incorporated town in Prince George's County if the same
be in violation of any such ordinance. The said Police Jus-
tice shall have the right to issue summons for the attendance
of any witness or witnesses in any case under consideration
by him, and upon the failure of any person to attend before
him in response to summons at the time and place mentioned
in said summons, any such person or persons shall be liable
in the discretion of the Police Justice, to a fine not exceed-
ing five dollars ($5) for such non-attendance in response to
such summons, which fine shall be collected as other fines
are collected, and in default of payment thereof, by com-
mitment to the Prince George's County Jail for a period not
exceeding five days, provided the proof shows that a written
or printed notice of said summons was duly served upon
the said witness in person by some one duly authorized under
the law to summons witnesses in such cases. That the said
Police Justice shall have the right to preserve order and
decorum while sitting in his office in the discharge of his
duties, and shall have the right to punish any breach of
order or decorum committed in his presence when acting in
his capacity as Police Justice by a fine not exceeding ten
dollars ($10), to be collected as other fines are collected, and
in default of payment thereof, by commitment to the Prince
George's County jail for a period not exceeding ten days,
provided in all cases where a fine is imposed under this sec-