242                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                      CH. 189]

of the People's Court of Prince George's County shall not have
juvenile jurisdiction), in the whole of said counties, heretofore vested
in the justices of the peace designated as trial magistrates and other
justices of the peace of said counties; provided the authority, pow-
ers and jurisdiction heretofore, or as may hereafter be vested in said
other justices of the peace shall be unaffected by this provision.

In addition to the powers above enumerated, and not in derogation
or limitation thereof, the judges of the people's court shall have the
following powers:

(a)    To suspend or reduce sentence and/or costs in any case
within their jurisdiction within ten days in Montgomery County
and thirty days in Prince George's County after judgment has been
pronounced, provided, however, that the court shall not be authorized
to reduce the fine for any criminal or traffic offense below the mini-
mum fine prescribed by law for such offense, and provided further,
that nothing herein shall be construed to affect the power of the court
to suspend any such fine entirely and provided that the judges of the
People's Court of Prince George's County shall have after the expira-
tion of such period as to sentences imposed revisory power and
control in the case of fraud, mistake or irregularity.

(b)    To regulate by rules the administration, procedure and prac-
tice of said court, such rules to have the force of law until rescinded
or modified by the said judges or the General Assembly, provided,
however, that no formal pleadings shall be required in any case
before the said court, and provided further, however, the counter-
claims and/or setoffs shall be permitted in all civil cases.

(c)    To issue attachments and inflict summary punishments for
direct contempts, committed in the presence of the Montgomery
County People's Court or so near the said court as to interrupt its
proceedings in the types of cases set forth in Section 4 of Article 26
of the Annotated Code of Maryland, provided that the procedure
and record in such cases shall be as provided for direct contempts
under Rule P3 of the Maryland Rules of Procedure, and provided
further that the punishment for said contempts shall not exceed a
fine of one hundred dollars ($100.00) or ten (10) days in jail or
close confinement. Any person may appeal to the Montgomery
County Circuit Court within ten (10) days from any order or judg-
ment purporting to be issued under the authority contained herein.
Upon such appeal the Montgomery County Circuit Court shall con-
sider and pass upon the law and the facts and shall issue such order
as it may deem proper, including the reversal or modification of the
order from which the appeal was taken. An appeal pursuant to this
subsection shall stay the execution of sentence except where a person
has been committed for a contempt, and then he shall have the right
with respect to admission to bail pending appeal as an accused in a
criminal proceeding.

In Prince George's County, the judges of the People's Court shall
have the power, in addition to power otherwise enumerated in this
section, to issue writs of subpoena duces tecum, habeas corpus ad
prosequendum, [and] habeas corpus ad testificandum and coram
nobis and to establish a traffic school for persons convicted of vio-
lating the laws relating to the use and operation of motor vehicles.
As a part of the penalty and judgment in their case, all persons
convicted of violating any law relating to the use and operation of