1422                             Laws of Maryland                        [Ch. 809

1416.   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 Justices TRIAL MAGISTRATE, shall be reduced to
writing by said Justice of the Peace or the Police Justice TRIAL
MAGISTRATE as the case may be, and the same attached to the bond
or bonds so executed and transmitted by said Justice of the Peace
or the Police Justice TRIAL MAGISTRATE, as the case may be, to
the proper officials to receive the same; and no Justice of the Peace
or the Police Justice TRIAL MAGISTRATE 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 sub-title. And any wilful or false WILLFULLY
FALSE oath by said surety or sureties as to any of the aforegoing
facts or as to any of the information submitted under oath to the
State's Attorney of Prince George's County, shall be deemed per-
jury, and upon conviction shall subject such person or person to the
penalty prescribed by Section [536] 439 of Article 27 of the Code of
Public General Laws of Maryland [1951] (1957 Edition), title
"Crimes and Punishments", sub-title "Perjury", and any conviction
as aforesaid shall disqualify said person or persons from further
suretyship on any bonds or bonds in criminal cases before any Justice
of the Peace or the Police Justice TRIAL MAGISTRATE of Prince
George's County.

1417.   If any Justice of the Peace or the Police Justice TRIAL
MAGISTRATE of Prince George's County shall accept any person
or persons as surety or sureties in violation of the requirements in
this sub-title, he or they shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor in
office, and shall be subject to removal by the judge or judges haying
criminal jurisdiction in Prince George's County on conviction in a
court of law.

1418.   Any division of any premium charge on any bond accepted
under the provisions of this sub-title, among the surety or sureties
on said bond and any Justice of the Peace accepting said bond or any
constable OR ANY POLICE OFFICER in Prince George's County,
directly or indirectly, shall constitute a misdemeanor in office on the
part of said Justice of the Peace, as well as the constable OR ANY
POLICE OFFICER so receiving the same, or any part thereof
and shall subject said Justice of the Peace and Constable
COMMITTING MAGISTRATE to removal by the judge or judges
of the Circuit Court for Prince George's County on conviction in
a court of law. So far as such surety or sureties are concerned, convic-
tion of said Justice of the Peace or Constable COMMITTING MAGIS-
TRATE, as the case may be, shall constitute disqualification of such
surety or sureties for any future bond in any criminal case before a
Justice of the Peace or the Police Justice TRIAL MAGISTRATE in
Prince George's County.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That if any Provision, Sentence,
Clause, Word or Portion of this Act or the application thereof to any
person or circumstance is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions or applications of this Act which can be given effect
without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the pro-
visions of this Act are declared to be severable.