ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 767
CHAPTER 426.

AN ACT to provide for the appointment of a Justice of the
Peace for Prince George's County, Maryland, at Large, and
to be designated as "Police Justice, " and to define his
duties, powers, authority and jurisdiction, both civil and
criminal, as well as to define the duties, powers, authority
and jurisdiction of other Justices of the Peace of Prince
George's County, both civil and criminal, and to provide for
the appointment of a Clerk to said Police Justice, and to
define his powers and duties; and to provide for the appear-
ance of the State's Attorney before said Police Justice when
in his judgment public necessity requires his appearance,
and to provide for his compensation by reason thereof.

SECTION 1. 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 without
the consent and approval, if not in session, to biennially ap-
point a Justice of the Peace for Prince George's County at
Large, and to designate said Justice of the Peace at Large
and so appointed by the provisions of this Act, as "Police Jus-
tice. "

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said Police
Justice as provided for in this Act, shall be a resident and
registered voter of Prince George's County, and who, before
he acts as such shall give bond to the State of Maryland in the
penalty of ten thousand dollars ($10, 000) with a surety or
sureties to be approved by the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Prince George's County, conditioned that he shall well and
faithfully discharge, execute and perform, all and singular the
duties and obligations of Police Justice; and that he will ac-
count for and pay over to the County Commissioners of said
County, or to any other person or persons entitled to receive
the same, all fines, penalties, forfeitures and costs imposed and
collected by him, or received by him from any other source
under the provisions of the Public General and Public Local
Laws of the State of Maryland, or any ordinance of any in-
corporated town in Prince George's County, which bond shall
be recorded in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for
said County, and the same shall be liable at the suit of the
State for the use of the State of Maryland, or for the use of
the County Commissioners of Prince George's County, or for