WM. PRESTON LANE, JR., GOVERNOR. 1275

(1) He shall possess the general powers of a Justice of
the Peace and also of the Justice of the Peace who is selected
to sit at the Police Court in the City of Cumberland as the
same are now or may hereafter be defined;

(2) He shall have full power and jurisdiction over and
with respect to delinquent, neglected, dependent and feeble-
minded children under the age of eighteen years, and of any
person causing, encouraging or contributing towards delin-
quency, neglect or dependency of any such child; he shall
have exclusive jurisdiction in all cases of trial or commit-
ment for trials or commitment to any juvenile institution of
any minor under eighteen years of age where jurisdiction is
given to any Justice of the Peace;

(3) He shall sit each weekday for the discharge of his
duties from nine o'clock A. M. to twelve o'clock Noon and
from one o'colck P. M. to three-thirty o'clock P. M., with the
exception of Saturday when he shall sit from nine o'clock
A. M. to twelve o'clock Noon; and at such proper places as
may be provided by the Board of County Commissioners for
Allegany County;

(4) He shall have power at any stage of the proceedings in
the case of a child who is charged with the commission of
any crime or whose care, commitment or custody is involved
before said Magistrate for Juvenile Causes, to suspend sen-
tence, to suspend final judgment or order further proceedings
for such period of time or for an indefinite period of time as
may be deemed necessary, and place such child on probation
in the care of and under the supervision and direction of the
Probation Officer hereinafter provided for, and at the time of
suspension of certain or further proceedings or subsequent
thereto, the said Magistrate for Juvenile Causes may impose
such terms and conditions as may be deemed proper and
necessary. Any child placed on probation is deemed a pro-
bationer.

(5) He shall have power to place any child who may be on
probation as herein provided for in the custody of such per-
son 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 cus-
todian. The State's Attorney for Allegany County, the par-
ent 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 designat-