570 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 321

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Ma-ryland, That Chapter 518 of the Acts of 1922 entitled "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, " and Chapter 484 of the Acts of 1924
entitled "An Act to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sec-
tion 12-A of Chapter 518 of the Acts of the General Assembly
of Maryland, passed at the General Session, 1922, fixing the
salary of the Clerk of the Police Court for Montgomery County
and providing for the payment of the sum of $1, 000 to the
State's Attorney of Montgomery County for his attendance at
the Police Court in said County in addition to the salary al-
ready paid said State's Attorney and providing that the Police
Justice shall receive the sum of $500. 00 annually as an ex-
pense account in addition to the salary of said Police Justice, "
be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted so as to
read as follows:

Section 1-A. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Governor be and he is hereby authorized,
empowered and directed by and with the advice and consent
of the Senate of the State of Maryland, if in session and with-
out the consent and approval of the Senate if not in session, to
biennially 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.

Section 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 Commis-
sioners of said Montgomery County, conditioned that he will
well and faithfully execute the duties and obligations of Jus-
tice of the Peace, and that he will account for and pay over
to the County Commisisoners of said county all fines, penalties,
forfeitures and costs imposed by him, which he shall receive
for or on account of criminal offenses tried before him, under
the provisions of the Public General Laws, and the Public
Local Laws, which bond shall be recorded in the clerk's office
of the Circuit Court for said county, and which shall be liable