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woman shall have been delivered of the child, as in other
criminal cases, for such action as it may deem proper, instead
of proceeding by way of information.

4B. The State's Attorney may, for the purpose of facilitat-
ing the handling of such cases, issue subpoenas and sum-
monses requiring the personal attendance of any and all per-
sons, other than the accused, to give testimony in connection
with such examination or inquiry, or requiring the production
of any and all documentary matter in connection with such
examination or inquiry. The State's Attorney may also ad-
minister oaths and affirmations, examine witnesses and re-
ceive evidence. In case of disobedience to a subpoena or sum-
mons, or the contumacy of a witness appearing before him,
the State's Attorney may invoke the aid of the Circuit Court
of the County or the Criminal Court of the City of Baltimore,
as the case may be; and the Court may thereupon issue an
order requiring the person to obey the subpoena or summons
and to give testimony and to produce any and all documentary
matter deemed necessary by said Court for such investigation
or inquiry. In case any person, firm or corporation fail or
refuse to obey such an order of the Court after the same has
been served on the witness., such person, firm or corporation
shall be deemed in contempt of Court and shall be punished
therefor, subject to the right to appeal as now provided or
hereafter regulated.

4C. The person accused or about to be accused of bastardy
by an information filed by a State's Attorney shall be notified
by the State's Attorney in writing of: (1) the time and place
of hearing in the examination or inquiry, (2) the right of
such person to appear at such hearings and to produce such
evidence or information touching upon said investigation as he
may desire, and (3) the right of such person to testify in his
own behalf before the State's Attorney, provided he notifies the
State's Attorney of his desire to do so and signs a written
waiver to the effect that any testimony which he may give may
be used against him in the event that he is tried on any in-
formation or indictment that may be brought against him.

5. Whenever a person accused of bastardy, after proceed-
ings before a justice of the peace or a State's Attorney, shall
consent thereto in writing, or whenever upon failure to give
such consent such person shall be found guilty, the Court
shall issue an order directing such person:

(1) to pay for the maintenance and support of said child to
the mother, or to the person having said child in custody, or to
the county or to the City of Baltimore, as the case may be, if