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1178                             Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 684

CHAPTER 683
(House Bill 445)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 3 of
Article 12 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Bastardy and Fornication", relating to the place for commit-
ment of persons who are unable to post a required bond, under the
bastardy laws.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 3 of Article 12 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957
Edition), title "Bastardy and Fornication", be and is hereby repealed
and re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

3.

Upon the appearance of said accused person, the justice of the
peace shall pass an order requiring said accused person to give bond
to the State of Maryland in a penalty not exceeding $500, with good
and sufficient securities, conditioned that he will appear at the next
term of the circuit court of the county from which said warrant
issued, or the Criminal Court of the City of Baltimore, as the case
may be, or to any later term of such court, after the birth of said child,
in default of such security, said accused person shall be committed
to the [custody of the sheriff] city or county jail as the case may be
until such bond is given or until final judgment is rendered by said
court, in case the bond provided for by this section shall be forfeited,
the court may from time to time direct that the proceeds thereof be
applied for the maintenance and support of said bastard child. Im-
mediately upon passage of said order, said justice of the peace shall
transmit the original papers and a transcript of the proceedings had
before him to the circuit court of the county or the Criminal Court
of the City of Baltimore, as the case may be, and thereupon, but not
before said woman shall have been delivered, the same proceedings
shall be had as in other criminal cases.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved May 3, 1961.

CHAPTER 684
(House Bill 462)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 21 (b)
of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Boating", to impose

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.

 

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