1796                             Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 798

custody of such person or persons, juvenile institution or juvenile
agency, or to appoint a guardian of the person therefor, for such
period of time as may be deemed for the best interest and welfare of
said child, if it shall appear that the present custodian or parent is
not a fit person to have the custody of such child or that it would be
conducive to the best interest of such child to have a change of
custodian or to be placed under guardianship. A guardian appointed
hereunder shall have no control over the property of his ward, unless
and until he shall apply for and receive such authority under other
applicable provisions of this Code.

[(d)](c) [He] The judge shall have power at any stage of the
proceedings in the case of a child who is charged with delinquency,
or whose care, commitment or custody is involved before the court,
to suspend sentence, final judgment or further proceedings for such
period of time or for an indefinite period of time, as may be deemed
necessary, and at the time of suspension of sentence, final judgment
or further proceedings, or subsequent thereto, he may impose such
terms and conditions as may be deemed proper and necessary.

[(e)] Section repealed.

[(f)](d) [He] The court shall have original jurisdiction in
proceedings under Section 79 of this Article against adults charged
with willfully contributing to, encouraging, or tending to cause by
any act or omission any condition which would bring a child within
the provisions of this subtitle. The defendant shall have the right
to elect to be tried either in the juvenile court or in the criminal
court according to the usual criminal procedure.

[(g)] Section repealed.

(e) The court does not have jurisdiction over:

(1)    A proceeding involving a child who has reached his 14th
birthday, alleged to have done an act which, if committed by an
adult, would be a crime punishable by death or life imprisonment
(including a lesser offense or an offense arising out of the act alleged
to have been committed), unless an order removing the proceeding
to the juvenile court has been filed pursuant to Section 594A of
Article 27;

(2)    A proceeding involving a child who has reached his 16th
birthday, alleged to have done an act in violation of any provision
of Article 66½ or any other traffic law or ordinance other than
manslaughter by automobile, unauthorized use or occupancy of a
motor vehicle, tampering with a motor vehicle, or operating a vehicle
under the influence of intoxicating liquor or drugs DRIVING WHILE
INTOXICATED OR WHILE DRIVING ABILITY IS IMPAIRED
BY CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL OR UNDER THE INFLU-
ENCE OF DRUGS; provided, however, that in the event a child
who has reached his 16th birthday is charged with two or more
violations of Article 66½ or any other traffic law or ordinance, all
of which charges are alleged to have arisen out of the same incident
or occurrence and would result in such child being brought before
both the juvenile court and the adult court, then the court having
jurisdiction over those charges excepted by this paragraph from