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190 COURTS. [ART. XXVI
to enter into a bond to the State of Maryland with or without surety in
such sum as the Court may direct, to comply with the orders of the
Court.
1916, ch. 674, sec. 4.
66. In trials under this sub-title, the person proceeded against shall
have the right to have a trial by jury, which shall be granted as in other
cases unless waived.
If the finding of a jury be against the person tried their verdict shall
so state, in which event the trial Court in its discretion may enter such
judgment as to it seems needful in the premises as provided By Section
65.
1916, ch. 674, sec. 5.
67. If the judgment of Court be that the person proceeded against
shall execute bond as provided herein, such bond shall 'be executed
within such time as the Court may fix; if the person proceeded against
shall fail within the time fixed to execute such bond the Court shall
commit such person to jail, there to remain until he shall give bond or
perform the judgment of the Court. The Court may enforce obedience
to its order in any way in which a Court of Equity may enforce its
orders or decrees.
1916, ch. 674, sec. 6.
68. If the Court be satisfied by information or evidence under oath
that at any time during the year, the person proceeded against has vio-
lated the terms of the Court's order or the terms of said bond, the
Court may direct the State's Attorney of Baltimore City, or of the
County, as the case may be, to institute proceedings on said bond in
any Court having jurisdiction of the sum fixed in said bond; the sum
so recovered on such bond shall be expended for the care and mainte-
nance of such child under the direction and discretion of the Court.
1916, ch. 674, sec. 7.
69. This sub-title shall be liberally construed in favor of the State
for the purpose of the protection of the child from neglect or omission
of parental duty toward the child by its parents or guardians, and fur-
ther to protect the child from the effects of the improper conduct or
acts of any person which may cause, encourage, or contribute to the
dependency, neglect, or delinquency of such child, or to the conditions
which render it a minor without proper care or guardianship, although
such person is in no way related to such child.
1916, ch. 674, sec. 8.
70. Nothing in this sub-title shall be construed to be in conflict with
nor to prevent proceedings under any statute of the State against any
person for the commission of any act for which such person might be
proceeded against as herein provided. Upon the hearing of any case
herein the Court in its discretion may order the proceedings herein to
be dismissed and direct the State's Attorney for Baltimore City, or the
County, as the case may be, to take any and all needful steps to prose-
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