1610 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 943

sion best suit the convenience of the public in each case.
All acts, orders, or regulations agreed upon or passed in the
said office located within the District of Columbia, shall have
the same force and effect as though agreed upon or passed
within the District. The Commission shall annually publish
in at least one newspaper published in Montgomery County,
and one in Prince George's County a full and true account of
its receipts and disbursements. Prior to such publication
such account shall be audited by a certified public account-
ant employed by the Commission for the purpose of making
such audit and certifying to the correctness of the said account.

SEC. 2. And ft e it further enacted,, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1945.

Approved April 27, 1945.

CHAPTER 943.

(House Bill 856)

AN ACT to add eleven new sections to the Montgomery County
Code (1939 Edition), title "Montgomery County", to be
under a new sub-title "Bail Bonds", said new sections to be
known as Sections 141A to 141K, inclusive, and to follow
immediately after Section 141 of said Article, relating to the
regulation of persons engaged in the business of becoming
surety for compensation in criminal cases in Montgomery
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That eleven new sections be and they are hereby added to
the Montgomery County Code (1939 Edition), title "Mont-
gomery County", to be under a new sub-title "Bail Bonds",
said new sections to" be known as Sections 141A to 141K, in-
clusive, to follow immediately after Section 141 of said Arti-
cle, and to read as follows:

BAIL BONDS.

141 A. The business of becoming surety for compensation
upon bonds in criminal cases in Montgomery County is im-
pressed with a public interest.

141B. It shall be unlawful for any person engaged either
as principal or as the clerk, agent, or representative of a cor-
poration, or another person in the business of becoming surety