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now vested in said Commission, and it shall not be necessary to
create a sanitary district to exercise the powers so granted by this
section.

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

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 559
(Senate Bill 504)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 19(1) of
Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Criminal Jurisdiction";
relating to the power of the trial magistrates of St. Mary's County
to place persons on probation or to suspend sentence and relating
generally to the trial magistrates of St. Mary's County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 19(1) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Criminal
Jurisdiction", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

^19.

(1) Conditions of suspension or probation.:—The justices of the
peace in and for Baltimore City and Prince George's and Charles
counties (except traffic court magistrates), in any case within their
jurisdiction, shall have power, before conviction of any person ac-
cused of crime, with the written consent of the person so accused,
and after conviction or after plea of guilty or of nolo contendere,
without such consent, to: (a) Suspend that imposition of sentence;
(b) place such person on probation before commitment; (c) and in
all such cases above named to make such written conditions of sus-
pension of sentence and probation as said justices of the peace may
deem proper. The provisions of this section shall also apply to St.
Mary's County. Provided, however, in St. Mary's County any person
placed on probation shall be under the supervision of the County
STATE Department of Parole and Probation.

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

Approved April 28, 1959.

CHAPTER 560
(Senate Bill 509)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Sections 51, 52
(a) and 53 of Article 19 of the Code of Public Local Laws of

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.