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before judgment, and any case brought before any Justice
of the Peace for the violation of any ordinance or regulation
of the Mayor and Common Council of Mount Rainier, may
be removed by any party thereto to another Justice of the
Peace of Prince George's County, upon the filing of
a written motion and affidavit that the party making the
motion believes he cannot have a fair trial before said Justice
of the Peace. In case said motion is made by the Mayor and
Common Council the affidavit shall be made by the Mayor.
In case there is no Justice of the Peace resident in said town,
or in case such Justice of the Peace is absent from said
town, sick, incapacitated, or disqualified to act, the Mayor
and Council may designate as a Police Justice some other
Justice of the Peace resident in the election district of Prince
George's County, in which said town is located, and the Mayor
and Common Council may provide for the expenses so in-
curred. All fines collected for the violation of ordinances or
regulations of the Mayor and Common Council shall at least
once a month be turned over to the Mayor and Com-
mon Council by the Justice of the Peace before whom the
cases shall be tried. In all cases arising from the viola-
tion of an ordinance or regulation of the Mayor arid Common
Council of Mount Rainier either party shall have the right
to appeal from the decision of the Justice of the Peace to the
Circuit Court for Prince George's County upon the giving of
such bond, or the entering into such recognizance as the Jus-
tice may require, and such cases shall be heard in said Court
. as are other criminal appeals.

If any provision of this Act be declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction such invalidity shall not affect the
validity of any other provision of this Act.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act is hereby
declared to be an emergency law and necessary for the imme-
diate preservation of the public health and safety, and being
passed upon a yea and nay vote supported by three-fifths of
all the members elected to each of the two Houses of the Gen-
eral Assembly, the same shall take effect from the date of its
passage.

Approved April 6,. 1931.