HERBERT R. O'CONOR, GOVERNOR. 699

Maryland (1939 Edition), title "Crimes and Punishments",
sub-title "Receiving Stolen Goods, Money or Securities", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

549. Every person who shall be convicted of the crime of
receiving any stolen money, goods or chattels, under the value
of twenty-five dollars, knowing the same to be stolen or of
the crime of receiving any bond, bill obligatory, bill of ex-
change, promissory note for the payment of money, bank note,
paper bill of credit, or certificate granted by or under the
authority of this State, or the United States, or any of them,
under the value of twenty-five dollars, knowing the same to be
stolen, shall restore such money, goods or chattels or things
taken and received to the owner thereof or make restitution to
the value of the whole or such part thereof as shall not be
restored and being thereof convicted he shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than fifty dollars
or imprisoned for not more than eighteen months in the House
of Correction or jail; or both fined and imprisoned; provided
that all actions or prosecutions hereunder shall be commenced
within two years after the commission of said offense. And said
receiver may be prosecuted and punished although the prin-
cipal offender or offenders shall not have been convicted, and
although such receiver shall have received such money, goods,
or chattels, or things from a person other than the person by
whom such money, goods, or chattels or things shall have been
stolen.

All prosecutions for violation of the provisions of this sec-
tion may be either upon presentment and. indictment in any
court having criminal jurisdiction in this State, or by trial
before any justice of the peace duly assigned to hear and deter-
mine criminal matters in and for the county or the City of
Baltimore, as the case may be, where the offense occurs, and
jurisdiction original and concurrent with the said courts hav-
ing criminal jurisdiction is hereby given to the said justices of
the peace as aforesaid and they shall have power to issue all
processes and do all acts which may be necessary for the exer-
cise of said jurisdiction; and may try and determine all such
cases and may pronounce judgment and impose sentence there-
in to the same extent as the aforesaid courts having criminal
jurisdiction could do in such cases, if such cases were tried
before such court without jury; provided, however, that if
any person when brought before any such justice having juris-
diction of the case, shall, before the trial for the alleged offense,
pray a jury trial, or if the State's Attorney for the county
or City of Baltimore where the offense occurs shall, before the
trial of such alleged offense, pray a jury trial on behalf of the