§ 52. Transfer of persons and charges. (1) Except as provided in this
section, no charge, complaint or person brought before one judge of the
court sitting as a magistrate shall be sent before another such judge,
or any other magistrate, except for adequate cause, to be fully and at
once entered upon the records kept by the respective clerks and signed
by the judge, and no person shall be committed or recommitted for
examination save for necessary cause, to be then clearly stated upon the
record; the hearing upon any charge shall not be adjourned to another
day without the reason therefor being entered upon such record, nor
shall any charge be dismissed or any prisoner discharged without record
thereof made as above provided.

(2) Illness, absence or other inability of a judge, or the occurrence
of a vacancy in his office, shall be adequate cause, without entry upon
the record, for any transfer included in the preceding subdivision of
this section, if the judge or other magistrate appearing in his place
shall elect to proceed.