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Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall be deemed
to provide an additional and alternative method for the doing of the
things authorized hereby and shall be regarded as supplemental and
additional to powers conferred by other laws, and shall not be re-
garded as in derogation of any powers now existing. This Act being
necessary for the welfare of the inhabitants of Prince George's
County, shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes hereof.
All Acts and parts of Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act, are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency.

Sec. 11. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved May 4, 1965.

CHAPTER 889
(House Bill 642)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 639 of
Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition)
title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Suspension of Sentence
and Probation—Generally," to provide that the Courts of this
States including Trial Magistrates and Judges of the Peoples
Courts, shall have power to suspend sentences generally and to
allow said Courts and Judges IN PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY,
THE COURTS, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE'S COURT, SHALL
HAVE THE POWER to sentence persons convicted before them
under certain conditions to serve such sentences by being confined
to jail in the County wherein sentence is to be performed during
certain hours of certain days of the week.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 639 of Article 27 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition) title "Crimes and Punishments," subtitle "Suspen-
sion of Sentence and Probation—Generally," be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

639.

The [courts] judges of the Courts of this State, including Trial

Magistrates and Judges of the Peoples Courts-, may suspend sentence
generally or for a definite time, and may make such orders and
impose such terms as to costs, recognizance for appearance, or
matters relating to the residence or conduct of the convicts as may
be deemed proper; and if the convict is a minor, the courts may also
make such orders as to his detention in any care or custody as may
be deemed proper. The judges of said Courts IN PRINCE GEORGE'S
COUNTY, THE COURTS, INCLUDING THE PEOPLE'S COURT
may also and they are hereby empowered to impose such sentences
as may be provided by law with respect to the offense upon which
an accused has been convicted and cause the convict to serve such
sentence by attendance at the County or City Jail, as the case may
be where the sentence is to be performed between the hours of 6:00