530 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 276

ing given for the accused's appearance at Court as herein re-
quired, shall at once transmit on order reciting this fact to
the officer in whose custody he may be, and directing his dis-
charge, and in default of such surety being given, the said
Justice shall send a commitment to the sheriff of the County
commanding him to receive the prisoner and hold him for his
appearance at Court to answer said charge; and on the presen-
tation of the copy of such commitment by the sheriff to the
officer in whose custody the prisoner may be, such officer shall
at once deliver the prisoner to the sheriff, and it shall be the
duty of the sheriff upon receipt of such commitment to forth-
with obtain such prisoner if he be not in his custody. Pro-
vided, however, that in any case where the accused when
brought before such Police Justice freely elects to be tried
before said Police Justice, and the fine imposed for the of-
fense committed, if the accused be adjudged guilty, is $10 or
less, exclusive of costs, there shall be no appeal to the Circuit,
Court for Prince George's County; but should said accused
after conviction and the imposition of said fine of $10 or less,
exclusive of costs, feel aggrieved by the judgment of said
Police Justice, he may within ten days after said conviction,
exclusive of the day on which said judgment was rendered,
make application in the usual way to the Circuit Court for
Prince George's County for the writ of certiorari, and bring
the matter of his conviction before said Court, and to be there
heard and determined de novo on its merits as if the same
were an appeal from a decision of a Justice of the Peace in
said County. Provided, further, that in case any person shall
be taken into custody because of the violation of any of the pro-
visions of Sections 171 to 210, both inclusive, of Article 56 of
the Annotated Code of Maryland, title "Licenses, " sub-title
"Motor Vehicles, " or any subsequent act in relation thereto, he
shall forwith be taken in Prince George's County before the
nearest Justice of the Peace, and should said Justice of the
Peace be other than the Police Justice, he shall be released
from custody on giving bond or undertaking executed by a
fidelity or surety company authorized to give such bond in this
State, or by a person or persons acceptable as surety or sure-
ties by said Justice of the Peace, said bond or undertaking to
be in such reasonable amount as the Justice may pre-
scribe, and to be conditioned for his appearance before
the Police Justice in this Act provided, at some time
and place where said Police Justice will sit within ten
days from the date of said recognizance, and as designated
in said recognizance, or on giving his personal undertaking to
appear before said Police Justice, secured by a deposit of a sum
not to exceed the maximum amount prescribed as a fine for such
offense, and in case such bond or undertaking shall not be given,