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not exceeding two (2) years, or by both such fine and imprisonment.
Upon any such conviction, the Judge shall have power to impose
sentence as aforesaid, or may suspend sentence and place such adult
on probation and by order impose upon such adult during such period
of probation such duty as shall be deemed to be for the best interests
of the child or other persons concerned. In any such case, such adult
shall be tried before the Judge without a jury unless such adult shall
[elect to have the case tried before a jury] demand trial according
to the usual criminal procedure. The Judge may, however, in his dis-
cretion waive jurisdiction, so that such adult may be otherwise dealt
with according to [law] the usual criminal procedure. If such adult
demands trial according to the usual criminal procedure, the Judge
shall waive jurisdiction and the case of such adult shall thereupon
be dealt with according to the usual criminal procedure. In the event
an adult or other person is tried by the criminal court for an act or
omission as defined in Section 241, he shall be entitled to a trial by
jury pursuant to the usual criminal procedure.

Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 3, 1959.

CHAPTER 291

(Senate Bill 345)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 10 of
Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title
"Testamentary Law", sub-title "Account", relating to the payment
of counsel fees by an estate for services rendered to the executor
or administrator of the estate.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 10 of Article 93 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Testamentary Law", sub-title "Account", be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

10. For legal services rendered by an attorney at law to an estate
or to an executor or administrator of an estate, the orphans' court
may on his own petition allow such attorney such sums as it may
deem reasonable as an expense in the administration account of the
executor or of the administrator during whose encumbency such
services were rendered.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1959.

Approved April 3, 1959.

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.