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The court [, or the justice of the peace or trial magistrate] in
which the action is pending may order continuances as necessary to
afford the defendant a reasonable opportunity to defend the action.

The fee of $2.00 paid by the plaintiff to the Secretary of State at
the time of service shall be taxed in the costs of the proceedings, and
the Secretary of State shall keep a record of all processes which shall
show the day and hour of service, and he shall account for all funds
so coming into his hands for these services, to the proper officer or
department of this State.

(g) Form of notice.—The following form of notice, to the de-
fendant, shall be sufficient:

To ......................................, Defendant. You are hereby notified that

suit has been filed against you by...................................., Plaintiff, in

the .......................... Court ................................ State of Maryland [,

or before a Justice of the Peace or Trial Magistrate, in the..................

election district of ............................................County, Maryland (or

before the Justice of the Peace or Trial Magistrate at large for said
County or in the People's Court of Baltimore City),] to recover cause
of action or titling attached hereto; and that service of process against
you have HAS been made by leaving a copy of the process in the hands
of the Secretary of the State of Maryland, or in his office; and that
you must plead to this declaration, cause of action, or titling within
sixty days from the date of delivery noted upon your return receipt
to this letter, or else judgment by default may be entered against you.

§ 14-115. Jurisdiction and appeals in offenses involving truck
weights.

In all complaints of the violation of any of the provisions of the
law relating to vehicle weights, the [magistrate or] District Court
judge before whom the alleged offender is taken shall have jurisdic-
tion to hear and determine such complaint and impose the fine herein
prescribed, but if either party feels aggrieved by his judgment there
shall be a right of appeal [within 10 days to the court of criminal
jurisdiction of any county if the trial is in the county or the Criminal
Court of Baltimore City if trial is in Baltimore City and the court
on appeal shall hear the case de novo. A written order of appeal shall
be filed with the trial magistrate or judge by whom the judgment has
been imposed. Upon the appeals APPEAL being prayed as aforesaid,
it shall be the duty of the magistrate or judge to endorse upon the
papers "appeal prayed" and transmit the same to the proper court.]
in accordance with Article 26, section 156.

§ 16-105. Arrest for certain serious offenses.

(b) Whenever any person is arrested, as authorized in this sec-
tion, he shall be taken without unnecessary delay before [the proper
magistrate] a District Court commissioner as specified in § 16-111,
except that in the case of either of the offenses designated in para-
graphs (5) and (6), a police officer shall have the same discretion as
provided in other cases in § 16-107.

§ 16-106. When person must be taken immediately before a
[magistrate] commissioner.

Whenever any person is halted by a police officer for any violation
of this article not amounting to a felony and the person demands an