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598	LAWS OF MARYLAND. indexed book to be provided for that purpose, the names of the persons who have entered into recognizances, the date of
Names placed on record.	the tiling of the recognizance with the c]erk of the Criminal . Court, if such recognizance has been acknowledged before a police justice, or before some other court upon writ of habeas corpus, the amount thereof, and the date of the acknowledgment of the same ; the location of the property mentioned in the appli- cation, and when any recognizance shall be forfeited; and when any forfeiture shall be stricken out or discharged, it shall be the duty of the said clerk to make an appropriate entry in said book, snowing such disposition of the recognizance or the for- feiture, together with the date thereof. 207 G. Any officer having power to admit to bail may accept
Recognizer accepted.	as recognizer any bonding, guarantee or trust company incor- porated under the laws of the State of Maryland, or under the laws of any State of the United States, and doing business in the city of Baltimore, which is authorized by its charter to become snrety on official bonds. 207 H. No police justice in the city of Baltimore shall accept bail for persons charged with manslaughter, murder or any offense the punishment for which may be death ; any such
Acceptance of ball.	justice may, in his discretion, accept bail for any person charged with the commission of any felony other than those above mentioned, and any misdemeanor the punishment for which may be confinement in the penitentiary ; and whenever bail is offered for any person charged with the commission of any misdemeanor other than those already set forth, such justice shall accept the same ; provided he is satisfied with the secur- ity offered. 207 1. Whenever a person charged with a bailable criminal offense before a police justice desires to be admitted to bail,
Oath to be taken.	his recognizor ehall sign and make oath to an application in which shall be stated such matters as may be required of, and required to be inserted in such application by the police justice to enable him to determine the value of the security offered. Any recognizance acknowledged before such justice shall be good, although the defendant does not join in the same. 207 j. Whenever any person charged with the commission of a criminal offense is admitted to bail by a police justice for
Become rec- ord of court.	appearance in the Criminal Court of Baltimore, such justice shall forthwith deliver the recognizance to the clerk of said court, such recognizance shall then become a record of said court, and may be forfeited, and the forfeiture may be enforced in the same manner as if the recognizance has been taken by the court.