100 LICENSES. [ART. 56.

addition to imposing the fine prescribed. Any person charged
with the violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title, and
being convicted thereof before any committing magistrate or
justice of the peace of this State, shall have the right to appeal
from the judgment of such magistrate to the criminal court of
Baltimore city, if convicted in Baltimore city, or court of crimi-
nal jurisdiction of any county in which he may be so convicted,
and such court on such appeal shall hear the case de novo; pro-
vided, however, that such appeal be taken within thirty days
from the date of judgment. All fines imposed for violations of
the provisions of this sub-title shall be turned over to the
proper authorities of the city or counties to be used for street or
road improvements, and no part of any such fines shall go to
the informer. In case the owner of a motor vehicle shall be
taken into custody because of a violation of any provision
of this sub-title, he shall be forthwith taken before the near-
est justice of the peace or police justice or court and be
entitled to an immediate hearing, and, if such hearing cannot
then be had, be released from custody on giving his personal
recognizance to appear and answer for such violation at such
time and place as shall then be ordered, secured by the deposit
of a sum equal to the maximum fine for the offense with which
he is charged, or in lieu thereof, by leaving the motor vehicle
owned by such person with or in the custody of such justice
of the peace, police justice or clerk of such police court, or in
case such justice of the peace or police justice is not accessi-
ble Be forthwith released from custody, on giving his name
and address to the officer making such arrest, and depositing
with such officer a sum equal to the maximum fine for the
offense for which such arrest is made, or, in lieu thereof, by
leaving the motor vehicle owned by such person with such
officer; provided, that in such case, the officer making such
arrest shall give a receipt in writing for such sum or vehicle,
and by endorsements on such receipt notify such person to
appear before the nearest justice of the peace or police justice
or court on the following day, naming him or it, and specify-
ing the place and hour. In case security shall be deposited,
as in this section provided, it shall be returned to the person
depositing the same forthwith, on such person being admitted
to bail, on the surrender of the receipt or voucher given at the
time to such person. If a motor vehicle shall be deposited as
security aforesaid, and the owner thereof so elect and pay the