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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

missioners shall proceed as if no appeal had been
asked.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect upon its passage.

CHAPTER 114.

Passed
Mar. 9, 1854.

AN ACT relating to bail in criminal cases in Baltimore
city.

Liable to at-
tachment.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in all criminal cases in which bail
shall be forfeited, the person or persons who shall have
entered into such recognizance or recognizances, for
the appearance of any traverser, or prisoner, shall be
liable forthwith to an attachment for contempt, for the
non-appearanee of the said party, which attachment
shall be issued by the court in which an indictment
against said traverser or prisoner is pending, at the in-
stance of the attorney prosecuting therein.

Court may or-
der person be
committed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases in
which bail, as aforesaid, is forfeited, the court before
which said indictment is pending may order on the re-
turn of the said attachment, the said person or persons
who may have entered into recognizance for the ap-
pearance of the traverser or prisoner before said court as
aforesaid, to stand committed until the amount of said
recognizance is fully paid and satisfied, or may order
said person or persons to be discharged upon the pay-
ment of such lesser sum as it shall in its discretion

Proviso.

deem proper; Provided always, that such sum shall
not be less than the amount of cost which may have
accrued in said case up to the time of passing such or-
der by said court.