1454 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 818

officers provided for by Section 1169 and designated by
said Supreme Bench of Baltimore City, shall make such
investigation and return thereto as may be required by said
Judge and shall execute such further orders and directions
as said Judge may from time to time require; and in any
cause concerning a child under sixteen years of age where
said Judge assigned to exercise jurisdiction in juvenile
causes shall have waived jurisdiction in such cause and
shall have ordered such child to be held for action under
the regular procedure that would follow if the act or acts
committed by such child had been committed by an adult,
the court having jurisdiction of such cause upon such
waiver may suspend final sentence or final judgment for
such period of time, or for an indefinite period of time, as
such court may deem necessary, and may place such child
on probation, under the care, supervision and direction of
one or more of the probation officers herein provided for,
and may impose such terms and conditions with respect to
such probation as such court may deem proper and
necessary.

1171. The courts aforesaid are hereby authorized
and empowered to place any minor sixteen years
of age or older, who may be on probation as
herein provided for in the custody of such person
or persons. for such period of time as may be deemed
for the best interest and welfare of said minor if it shall
appear that the present custodian or parent is not a fit
person to have the custody of such minor, or that it would
be conducive to the best interests of such minor to have a
change of custodian. Any person or persons who may in
any manner whatsoever interfere with any probation offi-
cer for delinquent and dependent children in the proper
discharge of his or her duties, or who may interfere with
any person or persons in whose custody any such minor
may be placed as aforesaid or who may interfere with or
attempt in any manner to entice any such minor from such
custody, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and on convic-
tion thereof shall be fined not less than five nor more than
fifty dollars for each offense.

1172. The probation officers herein provided for shall
have the power to bring any minor or minors who may be
on probation as aforesaid before the Court ordering such
probation by a process of warrant duly sworn to charging
him or them with violation of the terms or conditions of
their probation, or by subpoena directed to them, for
further proceedings and when such action is taken the
Court may reopen or continue proceedings and finally dis-
pose of the same as fully as could have been done had there