1694 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 976
pose such terms and conditions as may be deemed proper
and necessary. Any child placed on probation is deemed a
probationer.
(5) He shall have power to place any child 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 child, if it shall
appear that the present custodian or parent is not a fit
person to have the custody of such child or that it would
be conducive to the best interest of such child to have a
change of custodian. The State's Attorney for Allegany
County, the parent or legally appointed guardian or, if
there be no such parent or guardian, the nearest relative
within the third degree, of. such child (a) may appeal to
the Circuit Court for Allegany County from any order of
said Magistrate designating the custodian, and the Circuit
Court shall hear the case de novo and may affirm the order
or remand the case to the Magistrate for placement of the
child in the custody of the person other than the person
named in the order appealed from, and (b) at any
time during the period of custody, may petition the magis-
trate for change of custodian of the child, and may appeal
from the order on such petition to the Circuit Court
as provided above. (6) He may cause any child or adult
coming under his jurisdiction, to be examined by a physi-
cian, psychiatrist or psychologist selected by him, and may
compel such child or adult to receive and take such treat-
ment as may be recommended therein; (7) Such Magis-
trate for Juvenile Causes is empowered to appoint a suit-
able person to act as his clerk, who may be a woman, and
who shall receive an annual salary of Fifteen Hundred
($1, 500. 00) Dollars, payable monthly, two-thirds by the
County Commissioners of Allegany County and one-third
by the Mayor and City Council -of Cumberland, Maryland,
and such clerk shall attend at such times and places and
perform such duties as may be directed by said Magistrate,
and who shall be removable by said Magistrate for Juvenile
Causes at his discretion; and in assessing the costs in such
cases as may come before him, said Magistrate shall allow
the same rate per diem for attendance of witnesses and
mileage outside the City of Cumberland as is allowed in
the Circuit Court for Allegany County, which shall be
paid by the Board of County Commissioners for Allegany
County in the same manner as is paid to witnesses before
the Circuit Court; provided, however, that no witnesses
shall be paid either per diem or mileage who shall not
have been regularly summoned by said Magistrate; (8) He
shall maintain/through his clerk, complete records of the
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