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the authority, powers, civil, criminal and juvenile jurisdiction, in
the whole of said County, heretofore vested in the Justices of the
Peace and Trial Magistrates of said County, and they shall further
have the power to suspend sentence and/or costs in any case within
their jurisdiction [either before or at any time] within ten days
after judgment has been pronounced. The laws which heretofore
have specified the fees chargeable by Trial Magistrates and Justices
of the Peace in Montgomery County and also the laws previously
concerning the right of appeal from Trial Magistrates and Justices
of the Peace in Montgomery County shall continue in all respects to
be effective as to the People's Court of Montgomery County herein
created.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1955.

Approved March 29,1955.

CHAPTER 175
(Senate Bill 55)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 448 of
the Charter and Public Local Laws of Baltimore City (1949
Edition), title "Miscellaneous Local Laws", sub-title "People's
Court", authorizing the Chief Constable of the People's Court to
destroy all original papers in Landlord and Tenant cases after
one year from the date of filing, upon order of the Judge of the
People's Court.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 448 of the Charter and Public Local Laws of Balti-
more City (1949 Edition), title "Miscellaneous Local Laws", sub-
title "People's Court", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

448. The dockets, records and papers of said Court shall be
retained in the custody of the Chief Constable of the People's Court.

The dockets, records and papers of former Justices of the Peace
of the People's Court shall be retained in the custody of the Chief
Constable of the People's Court. Said Chief Constable is hereby
authorized to destroy all original papers in his possession as such
Chief Constable upon order of the Judges of the People's Court, as
follows:

(a)   Papers in cases brought under Sections 455 to [461] 462 of
this Article and any amendments thereto may not be destroyed
until at least [three years] one year shall have elapsed from the
date of filing.

(b)   The original papers in all other cases shall not be destroyed
until the lapse of at least 13 years from the date of filing.

EXPLANATION: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.
[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.