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offense was committed, or to Baltimore City if the offense
was committed in said City.

53D. Jurisidiction. The several Justices of the Peace
in each county of the State shall have jurisdiction, con-
current with the Circuit Court for such County, to hear,
try and determine all cases involving any offense under
this Article committed within the county. Such jurisdiction
shall be exercised in the same manner as the general juris-
diction of such justices conferred by Section 12 of Arti-
52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland; provided, however,
that every person charged with any offense under this Arti-
cle shall have the right to a jury trial, if he shall so elect,
and the Justice before whom the case is brought shall, in
every such case, inform the person, charged of his right to
trial by jury. This section shall not in any way enlarge the
jurisdiction of Justices of the Peace in Baltimore City.

53E. Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the various
State's Attorneys, sheriffs, constables, bailiffs, police and
other prosecuting and peace officers of every sort, to en-
force the provisions of this Article, and to prosecute those
persons charged with violation of the provisions thereof.
No powers or duties herein conferred upon the Comptrol-
ler or any other State official shall be deemed to relieve
local officials from this duty of enforcement and prosecu-
tion. Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict in any
manner the appropriation of funds by the political sub-
division of this State to aid in the enforcement of the pro-
visions of this Article.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That all laws, both
general and local, inconsistent with the provisions of sub-
section (2) of Section 3 of this Act are hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect on June 1, 1939.

Approved May 17, 1939.

CHAPTER 776.

(Senate Bill 444)

AN ACT to add four new sections to Article 15 of the
Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition),
title "Kent County", sub-title "Liquors and Intoxicating
Drinks", said new section to be known as Sections 257,