1122 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 544

County shall attend all sessions of said court when so re-
quested by said Police Justice, for which he shall receive
Three Hundred Dollars ($300. 00) per annum.

174D. The said Police Justice is hereby invested with,
and shall have jurisdiction to hear, try and determine all
cases involving the charge of any offense, crime or mis-
demeanor not punishable by confinement in the Peniten-
tiary, or involving a felonious intent, which may be com-
mitted within Calvert County: and shall have the juris-
diction to hear, try and determine all prosecutions or pro-
ceedings for the recovery of any penalty, for doing or
omitting to do any act within Calvert 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 pen-
alty, 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 Police Jus-
tice shall have the power to issue all process, and to do
all acts which may be necessary for the exercise of said
jurisdiction, and may pronounce judgment and sentence in
all such cases coming before him, in the same manner, and
to the same extent as the Circuit Court for Calvert County
could if such cases had been tried before said Court; pro-
vided, however, that the accused when brought before said
Justice on being informed by him his right to trial by
jury, freely elects to be tried before said Justice, and pro-
vided further, that a trial be not prayed in such case on
the part of the State by The State's Attorney. If after
a trial before the Police Justice either party shall feel
aggrieved by his judgment, there shall be a right of appeal
within ten days to the Circuit Court of Calvert County
provided the alleged offense was committed in Calvert
County, or said Police Justice has jurisdiction in the prem-
ises; and in all cases where a jury trial is prayed for the
State, or the accused elected to be tried by jury, or ap-
pealed from the Judgment of said Police Justice, he shall
take from the accused his recognizance with suffi-
cient security conditioned for his personal appear-
ance to answer said charge at the then session
(if there be a session) of the Circuit Court for
Calvert County, or at the next session of said
Court, if it be not then in session; and in default
of the accused entering in such recognizance, the
Justice shall commit him to jail for his appearance at the
said Court to answer such charge, and shall at once return
the recognizance, if there be one, and all papers and pro-