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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.

(d)   He shall have power at any stage of the proceedings in the
case of a child who is charged with delinquency, or whose care, com-
mitment or custody is involved before the Court, to suspend sentence,
final judgment or further proceedings for such period of time or for
an indefinite period of time, as may be deemed necessary, and at the
time of suspension of sentence, final judgment or further proceedings,
or subsequent thereto, he may impose such terms and conditions as
may be deemed proper and necessary.

(e)   He shall have power to determine the paternity of any child
alleged to have been born out of wedlock and to provide for his
support; in which cases the defendant shall be entitled to jury trial
unless he shall voluntarily waive such right and request trial by the
Court.

(f)   He shall have original jurisdiction in proceedings against
adults charged with wilfully contributing to, encouraging, or tending
to cause by any act or omission any condition which ivould bring a
child within the provisions of this sub-title.

(g)  The Judge shall have jurisdiction to try cases of non-support
of children coming before the Court the same as justices of the
peace or trial magistrates or other Judges of the People's Court of
Montgomery County now have in non-support cases, or may hereafter
have. He shall have power and authority to enforce obedience to
his orders, writs and judgments by attachment and to inflict sum-
mary punishment for contempt of court by a fine not exceeding in
any one case the sum of $20.00; and make such rules and order
from time to time for the well governing and regulating of his Court
and the employees and suitors thereof and under such fines and
forfeitures as he shall think fit, not exceeding $20.00 for any one
offense, all of which fine shall go to the State.

(h) When jurisdiction shall have been obtained by the Court in
the case of any child, such child shall continue under the jurisdic-
tion of the Court until he becomes 21 years of age unless discharged
prior thereto; provided, however, that nothing herein contained
shall affect the jurisdiction of other courts over offenses committed
by such child after he reaches the age of 18.

70F. (Annual Report.) The Judge shall prepare on or before
April 1st of each year, an annual report of the previous calendar
year, which report shall include statistics indicating the number
and types of cases referred to the Court during said period and the
disposition of such cases. He shall be assisted in compiling such
report by the Supervisor of Social Work and such other members
of his professional and clerical staff as is necessary. Copies of the
report shall be submitted to the County Council of Montgomery
County and be made available for distribution to other County de-
partments and to the general public. The cost of publishing said
reports shall be paid from the money appropriated by the County
Council for the office of the Judge.