632                         LAWS OF MARYLAND.                  [CH. 235

said surety or sureties then offer their property for pledge;
and by the word "pledge" is meant for the purpose herein in-
tended, that the said surety or sureties, as the case may be, if
accepted as such, obligate and bind their real estate in case of
forfeiture absolute to pay the penalty of said bond according
to law.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the oath aforesaid
required to be taken by any such surety or sureties before any
one of the Justices of the Peace aforesaid or the Police Jus-
tice, shall be reduced to writing by said Justice of the Peace
or the Police Justice, as the case may be, and the same at-
tached to the bond or bonds so executed, and transmitted by
said Justice of the Peace or the Police Justice, as the case
may be, to the proper official to receive the same; and no Jus-
tice of the Peace or the Police Justice of said county shall
accept any such person or persons as surety or sureties as
aforesaid until and unless such person or persons offering
themselves as surety or sureties, shall clearly qualify under
the conditions hereinbefore required in this Act. And any
wilful or false oath by said surety or sureties as to any of the
aforegoing facts shall be deemed perjury, and upon conviction
shall subject such person or persons to the penalty prescribed
by Section 452 of Article 27 of the Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, title "Crimes and Punishments, " sub-title
"Perjury, " and any conviction as aforesaid shall disqualify
said person or persons from further suretyship on any bond*or
bonds in criminal cases before any Justice of the Peace or the
Police Justice of Prince George's County.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That if any Justice of
the Peace or the Police Justice of Prince George's County
shall accept any person or persons as surety or sureties in
violation of the requirements contained in this Act, he or they
shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor in office, and shall be
subject to removal by the judge or judges having criminal
jurisdiction in Prince George's County on conviction in a court
of law.

SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That any division of any
premium charge on any bond accepted under the provisions of
this Act, among the surety or sureties on said bond and any
Justice of the Peace accepting said bond or any constable in
Prince George's County, directly or indirectly, shall constitute