1348 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 571

follow immediately after Section 37A, and all to read as
follows:

42. (a) Each of the circuit judges for the counties or
judicial circuits may make orders, in recess of their several
courts, in cases of law, and may require in writing the
original papers on any case, or abstracts and transcripts to
be produced before them, or either of them, whenever they or
either of them may be, for the purpose of passing such order,
and in all criminal cases wherein the accused has been allowed
to give bail; but if the court shall adjourn before he has
secured the bail, the clerk of the court may take the bail, on
its being directed by order of court before adjournment, or
of one of the judges after adjournment, fixing the amount
thereof; but the clerk shall accept no security without the
oath or affirmation of the person offering himself as security,
that he or she is worth the amount of the bail in real or per-
sonal estate, exclusive of his or her right to exemption, nor
unless the clerk shall be satisfied of the truth of such state-
ment on oath or affirmation; and whenever a party is
arrested on indictment in any of the circuit courts, and is
imprisoned during the recess of the court, any judge thereof,
if it be a bailable case, may, by his order in writing, fix the
bail and direct the clerk to take the same, with security or
securities, who shall justify on oath or affirmation as herein-
before provided, and no security shall be taken whom the
clerk is not fully satisfied to be worth the amount sworn to.

(b) In all cases the court shall have the discretionary
power to strike out the forfeiture of bond or collateral where
the defendant can show reasonable grounds for his non-
appearance.

37B. The provisions of Section 42 (b) of Article 26 shall
apply to all cases before justices of the peace and trial magis-
trates.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1949.

Approved April 29, 1949.

CHAPTER 571

(House Bill 501)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
409 of Article 8 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Mary-
land (1930 Edition), title "Cecil County", sub-title "Rising
Sun", raising the maximum tax rate of Rising Sun.