ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR.                1141

evidence or information as he may desire touching on said in-
vestigation and shall have the right, if he desires to avail him-
self of it and so notifies the State's Attorney of his said desire
so to do, to testify in his own behalf before said State's Attor-
ney, upon signing a written waiver that any testimony he gives
before such State's Attorney may be used against him in the
event of his trial on said Information, if the same shall be later
filed against him in said proceeding by the State's Attorney.

87E. For the purpose of Record of all Orders imposed by
the Court under the provisions of this section, that the Clerk of
the Criminal Court of Baltimore, keep and maintain a Docket
known as "Domestic Information Docket, " in which said Docket
shall be kept all records and orders pertaining to each individ-
ual complaint.

The same pleading and practice and all provisions of law
now applicable to indictments and governing the trial or issues
thereon shall be applicable, so far as practicable, to information
filed under this Act by the State's Attorney.

Approved April 17, 1931.

CHAPTER 449.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 17 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Public General Laws of
Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments, "
sub-title "Assault and Attempt to Murder, Ravish and Rob. "

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 17 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland (1924 Edition), title "Crimes
and Punishments, " sub-title "Assault and Attempt to Murder,
Ravish or Rob, " be and the same is hereby repealed and re-en-
acted so as to read as follows:

17. Every person convicted of the crime of an assault with,
intent to rob, murder or have carnal knowledge of a female child
under the age of fourteen years, shall be sentenced to confine-
ment in the Maryland Penitentiary for not less than two years
or more than ten years; and every person convicted of the
crime of an assault with intent to commit a rape shall be pun-
ished with death, or, in the discretion of the Court, he shall be