SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1259

HEREAFTER JURISDICTION TO HEAR, TRY AND DETER-
MINE ALL CASES INVOLVING THE CHARGE OF ANY OF-
FENSE, CRIME OR MISDEMEANOR, NOT PUNISHABLE BY
CONFINEMENT IN THE PENITENTIARY, AS PROVIDED
IN THE PARTICULAR PENAL STATUTE DEFINING SAID
OFFENSE AND NOT AS PROVIDED IN SEC. 706 OF ARTI-
CLE 27 OF THE ANNOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, OR
INVOLVING A FELONIOUS INTENT, WHICH MAY BE COM-
MITTED WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES; AND
SHALL HAVE JURISDICTION TO HEAR, TRY AND DETER-
MINE ALL PROSECUTIONS OR PROCEEDINGS FOR THE
RECOVERY OF ANY PENALTY FOR DOING OR OMITTING
TO DO ANY ACT WITHIN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNTIES,
THE DOING OF WHICH OR THE OMISSION TO DO WHICH,
IS MADE PUNISHABLE UNDER THE LAWS OF THIS
STATE BY ANY PECUNIARY FINE OR PENALTY, OR BY
IMPRISONMENT IN JAIL OR IN THE MARYLAND HOUSE
OF CORRECTION, AS PROVIDED IN THE PARTICULAR
PENAL STATUTE DEFINING SAID OFFENSE AND NOT
AS PROVIDED IN SEC. 70 OF ARTICLE 27 OF THE AN-
NOTATED CODE OF MARYLAND, ALL OF WHICH ACTS
OR OMISSIONS ARE HEREBY DECLARED TO BE CRIM-
INAL OFFENSES; AND THE SAID TRIAL MAGISTRATES
SHALL HAVE POWER TO ISSUE ALL PROCESS, AND TO
DO ALL ACTS WHICH MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE
EXERCISE OF THEIR SAID JURISDICTION, AND MAY
PRONOUNCE JUDGMENT AND SENTENCE IN ALL SUCH
CASES COMING BEFORE THEM, IN THE SAME MANNER,
AND TO THE SAME EXTENT AS THE CIRCUIT COURTS
FOR SAID COUNTIES COULD, IF SUCH CASES HAD BEEN
TRIED BEFORE SAID COURTS; PROVIDED, HOWEVER,
THAT THE ACCUSED, WHEN BROUGHT BEFORE ANY
SUCH TRIAL MAGISTRATE, OR BEING INFORMED BY
HIM OF HIS RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY, FREELY ELECTS
TO BE TRIED BEFORE SUCH TRIAL MAGISTRATE, AND
PROVIDED, FURTHER, THAT A JURY TRIAL BE NOT
PRAYED IN SUCH CASE ON THE PART OF THE STATE
BY THE STATE'S ATTORNEY.

FURTHERMORE, WHENEVER ANY CASE ARISES WITH-
IN ANY COUNTY OR BALTIMORE CITY, WHEREIN THE
PERSON IS CHARGED WITH THE COMMISSION OF A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE, AND HE IS SHOWN TO THE SATIS-
FACTION OF THE TRIAL MAGISTRATES, OR JUDGE OF
THE PEOPLE'S COURT OF THAT COUNTY OR THE MU-
NICIPAL COURT OF BALTIMORE CITY, BEFORE WHOM
HE IS BROUGHT, TO BE SUFFERING FROM ACUTE OR
CHRONIC ALCOHOLISM, OR HE IS SHOWN TO BE HABIT-
UALLY ADDICTED TO THE USE OF NARCOTIC DRUGS
(AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 276 OF ARTI-
CLE 27 OF THIS CODE AS AMENDED FROM TIME TO
TIME), THE SAID JUDGE MAY COMMIT HIM TO ONE OF
THE STATE HOSPITALS OR AT AN INSTITUTION OR HOS-
PITAL WHICH IS MAINTAINED BY THAT COUNTY OR
BALTIMORE CITY, FOR TREATMENT AND OBSERVATION,
UNDER SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS HE MAY DE-
TERMINE. IN THE CASE OF A USER OF NARCOTIC