10Y6 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 520

forthwith be taken in the counties of this State before the
nearest Justice of the Peace, committing Magistrate or Police
Justice of the county in which the offense is committed
or if in Baltimore City before the Justice of the Peace
of the Traffic Court, and be entitled to an immediate hearing;
and if such hearing cannot then be had, he shall be released
from custody on giving bond or undertaking executed by a

fidelity or surety company authorized to give such bonds in
this State, or by a person or persons acceptable as security or
securities by said magistrate or police justice, such bond or
undertaking to be in amount equal to the maximum amount
prescribed as the fine for such offense, and to be conditioned
for his appearance at the time and place set for the hearing
of the charges preferred against him, or on giving his personal
undertaking to appear as aforesaid secured by the deposit of a
sum equal to the maximum amount prescribed as the fine
for such offense, and in case such bond or undertaking shall
not be given or deposit made as aforesaid, the provisions of
law in reference to bail in cases of misdemeanor shall apply.
In all complaints of the violation of any of the provisions of
this sub-title, except as provided in Section 206 hereof, the
Justice of the Peace, committing Magistrate or Police Justice
before whom the alleged offender is taken as aforesaid, shall
have jurisdiction to hear and determine such complaint and
impose the fine or sentence herein provided, but any person so
convicted of any offense under this sub-title shall have the
right to appeal from the judgment of such Justice of the Peace,
committing Magistrate or Police Justice to the Criminal Court
of Baltimore, if convicted in Baltimore City, or court of crim-
inal jurisdiction of any county in which he may be so con-
victed, and such court on such appeal shall hear the case de
novo; provided, however, that within ten days from the
date of judgment, a written order of appeal signed by
the convicted person, or his attorney, be filed with the
Justice of the Peace, Committing Magistrate or Police
Justice, by whom the judgment or sentence has been imposed.
Upon appeal being prayed as aforesaid, it shall be the duty
of the magistrate to endorse upon the papers "appeal prayed, "
and transmit the same to the proper court as aforesaid. It shall
not be necessary in such case, for the Grand Jury to find either
presentment or indictment nor shall formal pleadings be re-
quired, but the trial of all such cases on appeal shall be had
upon the original papers transmitted to said court by the Jus-
tice of the Peace, committing Magistrate or Police Justice as