142 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 60

commitment for the action of the Grand Jury. And the said
Justice shall have the power to issue all process and to do all acts
which may be necessary to the exercise of his said jurisdic-
tion; may hear and determine all cases whereof he may have
jurisdiction, and may pronounce judgment and sentence there-
in in the same manner and to the same extent as the Circuit
Court for Queen Anne's County could in such cases if said
cases were tried before said Court without the investigation of
a jury; provided further, that said justice shall have the power
in any and all cases to suspend the operation of any sentence
for such time as he may see fit or may indefinitely postpone said
sentence.

SEC. 5. Be it enacted. That the several Justices of the Peace
of Queen Anne's County other than the said Police Justice
shall have all that civil jurisdiction now conferred upon them
by law or that may hereafter be conferred Upon them by law.
That the said Justice of the Peace of the said Queen Anne's
County other than the said Police Justice shall on and after the
second day of May, 1929, have no criminal jurisdiction to try,
hear or determine any criminal case whatsoever, but said Jus-
tices of the Peace other than the Police Justice shall have the
power and authority to issue warrants, summons for witnesses
and take recognizance of the alleged offender and State's wit-
nesses in any and all criminal cases, but the same shall all be
made returnable before the Police Justice for Queen Anne's
County, and that in all cases where any official acts are per-
formed the said Justice of the Peace shall be allowed the sum
of one dollar to cover all charges, expenses and fees in any case
that any of said justices may issue any warrant, summons, or
recognizance or for any other service or services connected
therewith and to this extent and to this extent alone is the
jurisdiction of all other Justices of the Peace in criminal cases
strictly confined.

SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That whenever any warrant is sworn
out before any of the said Justices of the Peace for any offense
committed in said county, which offense the said Justice of
the Peace has no power to hear and try, then it shall be the
duty of the said Justice of the Peace before whom such a war-
rant is sworn out to make the same returnable before the said
Police Justice for commitment hearing and trial.

SEC. 7. Be it enacted, That whenever any person shall be
arrested in said Queen Anne's County, upon any criminal