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more in which the offense shall be committed; and in default in the
payment of said fine shall be confined in the jail for a period not
less than thirty days nor more than sixty days.

Sec. 14. And be it further enacted, That Article 27 of the An-
notated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title, "Crimes and Punish-
ments," sub-title, "Larceny," Section 341 (b), be and it is hereby re-
pealed and reenacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

§ 341 (b) Prosecutions for violation of section.—All prosecutions
for violations of the provisions of this section may be either upon pre-
sentment and indictment in any court having criminal jurisdiction
in this State, or by trial before any justice of the peace in and for
the county [or the City of Baltimore, as the case may be,] where
the offense occurs, and jurisdiction original and concurrent with the
said courts having criminal jurisdiction is hereby given to the said
justices of the peace, and they shall have power to issue all processes
and do all acts which may be necessary for the exercise of said juris-
diction; and may try and determine all such cases and may pro-
nounce judgment and impose sentence therein to the same extent as
the aforesaid courts having criminal jurisdiction could do in such
cases, if such cases were tried before such court without a jury;
provided, however, that if any person when brought before any such
justice having jurisdiction of the case, shall, before the trial for the
alleged offense, pray a jury trial, or if the State's attorney for the
county where the offense occurs shall, before the trial for the alleged
offense, pray a jury trial on behalf of the State, it shall be the duty
of such justice to commit such alleged offender for trial, or to hold
him to bail to appear for trial in the court having criminal jurisdic-
tion in the case, at its then or next session, and to transmit said com-
mitment or recognizance, with the names and residences of the wit-
nesses for the prosecution endorsed thereon, forthwith to the clerk
of such court; and the justice of the peace, before whom the ac-
cused is brought for trial, shall inform him seasonably of his right
to demand a trial by jury.

Sec. 15. And be it further enacted, That Article 27 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition), title, "Crimes and Punish-
ments," Section 349, be and it is hereby repealed and reenacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

§ 349. Unauthorized use of livestock or vehicle.

Any person or persons, his or their aiders or abettors who shall
enter, or being upon the premises of any other person, body cor-
porate or politic in the State, shall, against the will and consent of
said person or persons, body corporate or politic or their agents,
wilfully take and carry away any horse, mare, colt, gelding, mule,
ass, sheep, hog, ox or cow, or any carriage, wagon, buggy, cart or
any other vehicle, including motor vehicle as defined in the laws of
this State relating to such, or property whatsoever, or take and
carry away out of the custody or use of any person or persons, body
corporate or politic, or his or their agents, any of the above enumer-
ated property at whatsoever place the same may be found, shall
upon conviction thereof in any of the courts of this State having
criminal jurisdiction be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, and
shall restore the property so taken and carried away, or, if unable