598                               Laws of Maryland                      [Ch. 181

stituted police officer. [Notwithstanding the provisions of Article 26,
subtitle "Juvenile Causes," to the contrary, all prosecutions for viola-
tions of the provisions of this section may be either upon present-
ment and indictment in any court having criminal jurisdiction in this
State or by trial before any justice of the peace duly assigned to hear
and determine criminal matters in and for the said county, as the
case may be, where the offense occurs.] Any person refusing to do so
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction before a court of
competent jurisdiction of this State shall be sentenced to pay a line of
not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
Jurisdiction over those minors who are within the age of juvenile
court jurisdiction is in the juvenile court. However, if there is a
waiver of juvenile jurisdiction with respect to a minor who is other-
wise subject to juvenile court jurisdiction, thne THEN the District
Court has jurisdiction over the matter notwithstanding any provision
of Article 26, § 145 (b) (2) (iii) to the contrary.

§ 449. Placing injurious substance in street, road, etc.; disposition
of fines; Talbot and Wicomico counties excepted.

Whoever wilfully places or causes to be placed in or upon any
avenue, street, alley, road, highway or public way any tack, nail,
piece of iron, broken glass or other substance which may injure, cut
or puncture any pneumatic tire shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
[, to be tried before a justice of the peace,] and shall be fined not more
than fifty dollars nor less than five dollars [, such fines to be collected
as other fines are collected, and when collected, to]. If the fine is
imposed by the circuit court of any county or the Criminal Court of
Baltimore, as the case may be, the fine when collected shall be paid
into the road or street fund of the county or municipal corporation in
which they are collected. This section shall not apply to Talbot or
Wicomico counties.

§ 452. Placing political posters, etc., in certain counties prohibited.

It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be
placed upon any property of the State, county, city or town, or upon
any property in which said person or persons have no right, title,
interest, or estate, any political poster, placard, picture, sign, trans-
parency, or advertisement. Any person or persons so doing shall, upon
conviction thereof, [before a justice of the peace,] be fined not more
than $50 nor less than $10 and costs. Provided, however, that the
requirements of this section shall apply to Allegany, Carroll, Charles,
Harford, Worcester, Howard, Anne Arundel, Washington, Prince
George's, Wicomico and Baltimore counties only.

§ 455. Getting upon engine, cars or track without authority; juris-
diction; free transportation of persons convicted.

Any person who shall cling, climb, jump, step or in any other way
get upon any part of any locomotive, engine or car, or who shall be on
any part of any locomotive, engine or car, whether the same be
freight, passenger, coal or otherwise upon any part of the track of
any railroad within this State unless in so doing he acts in compliance
with the law or by permission under the rules and regulations of the
railroad, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof
[before any of the several justices of the peace of the State of Mary-