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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

for the arrest of any person, or shall issue any writ or sum-

mons against any person or corporation to recover any fine.

Writs return-

penalty or forfeiture, under any law of this State, such writ

able before
station house
justices.

or summons shall be marie returnable before the justice of the
peace selected by the Governor to sit at said station house in

said 12th Election District, and shall not be made returnable

before the justice of the peace issuing the same, unless he be

the justice of the peace selected to sit at said station house as

aforesaid : and whenever any person shall be arrested in the

I2tli Election District upon any criminal charge, or for the

violation of any law of this State, it shall be the duty of the

Duties of con-
stables or

police officer or constable making such arrest, or other person

officers.

in whose custody the said person so arrested may be, to take

the person so arrested before the justice of the peace sitting

at said Canton station house; and if such arrest is made with-

out writ or warrant, or if such writ or warrant is made return-

able before any other justice of the peace, whether of said

12th District or some other district, and the arrest is made

in the I2th Election District as aforesaid, or on a writ or war-

rant issued by a justice appointed for said district, it shall be

the duty of the said police officer, constable or other person

having authority to make such arrest, to take the person so

arrested to the station house at Canton in said 12th Election

District : and the justice of the peace sitting at said station

house shall take jurisdiction in said case.

I42A. When there is an arrest by a police officer or con-

Deposit of col-

stable of any person for any violation of the law punishable

lateral to se-
cure release
until a hear-

either by a fine or imprisonment, or by a fine alone, during the
hours when the station house justices as aforesaid are not

ing.

at said respective station houses, the officer on duty and in

charge of said station house, or such station house justice if

he can be found, is herein authorized and empowered to re-

lease for the next hearing before said station house justice

any person so arrested upon a deposit of an amount equal to

the maximum fine and the costs or penalty imposed if found

guilty, as surety for such appearance, and after the hearing

the deposit so made is to be returned to the depositor if the

complaint is dismissed or held for court, upon his appearance

at said hearing, and if said person so arrested fails to appear

at said hearing, or if he appears and is convicted of said charge,

the amount so deposited, or so much thereof as may be ne-

cessary to pay the fine or penalty imposed and costs, shall be

appropriated as designated by law.

142B. It shall be the duty of the police officer appointed by

the Countr Commissioners of Baltimore County when called