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cept for the reason and upon the terms provided in the charter
thereof or the amendments thereto.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1st, 1922.

Approved April 13th, 1922.

CHAPTER 518.

AN ACT to repeal Chapter 694 of the Acts of 1920, entitled
"An Act to provide for the appointment of a Justice of the
Peace for Montgomery County, at large, and define the
duties, powers, authority and jurisdiction of said Justice and
other Justices of said Montgomery County, Maryland," and
to re-enact the same with amendments.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Chapter 694 of the Acts of 1920, entitled "An Act
to provide for the appointment of a Justice of the Peace for
Montgomery County, at large, and define the duties, powers,
authority and jurisdiction of said Justice and other Justices of
said Montgomery County," be and the same is hereby repealed
and re-enacted so as to read as follows:

SEC. Ia. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized, em-
powered and directed by and with the advice and consent of the
Senate of the State of Maryland, if in session and without the
consent and approval of the Senate if not in session, to bien-
nially appoint a Justice of the Peace for Montgomery County,
at large, and to designate said Justice of the Peace, appointed
by the provisions of this Act as Police Justice.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That said Police Justice shall be a
resident of the County of Montgomery, in the State of Mary-
land, and who, before he acts as such shall give bond to the State
of Maryland, in the penalty of one thousand dollars, with a
surety or sureties to be approved by the County Commissioners
of said Montgomery County, conditioned that he will well and
faithfully execute the duties and obligations of Justice of the
Peace, and that he will account for and pay over to the County
Commissioners of said county all fines, penalties, forfeitures
and costs imposed by him, which he shall receive for or on ac-