728                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 268

People's Court of Prince George's County, shall have all the au-
thority, powers, civil, criminal and juvenile jurisdiction (except the
judges 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 au-
thority, powers 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] thirty 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 minimum 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 expiration 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
practice [of] in 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rescinded or modified by the said judges or the General Assembly,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]
that counterclaims 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 con-
finement. Any person may appeal to the Montgomery County Circuit
Court within ten (10) days from any order or judgment purporting
to be issued under the authority contained herein. Upon such appeal
the Montgomery County Circuit Court shall consider 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 sub