632                                          LAWS OF MARYLAND                        [Ch. 107

Article 9

101.

[The Governor of the State of Maryland and the
County Commissioners of said Charles County, are hereby
authorized and empowered, respectively, to make
appointments of one justice of the peace and one
constable for said new election district as is now
authorized by law; provided, however, that the
appointments of such justice of the peace and constable,
shall not in any manner affect the jurisdiction of
justices of the peace or constables now qualified, or
appointed, in the respective election districts out of
which the new election district hereby created is
carved.]

373.

[Prosecutions under this subtitle shall be before a
Trial Magistrate of said County.]

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That Sections
[[22, 48(e), 153, 226, 255 and 332]] 22 and 48(e) of the
Public Local Laws of Charles County being Article 9 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1969 Edition
and 1972 Supplement) be and they are hereby repealed and
re—enacted, with amendments, to read as follows:

Article 9

22.

[The Circuit Court] ANY COURT OF COMPETENT
JURISDICTION for Charles County is authorized by rule of
court to prescribe the terms and conditions for ball
[bonds filed in the Circuit Court of Charles County or
with the trial magistrate or any justice of the peace of
the county. The power granted herein includes but is not
limited to prescribing the qualifications of bondsman].
Violations of any rule of court [promulgated hereunder]
ADOPTED shall be considered contempt of court and
punished as for contempt.

48.

(e) [Any] UPON CONVICTION, ANY person, firm or
corporation violating any provision of this subheading,
other than Section 47 for which specific penalty is
provided, [shall be] IS guilty of a misdemeanor and [upon
conviction thereof] shall be punished by a fine [of] not
exceeding $10,000[.00] or by confinement in the House of
Correction for a period not to exceed three years, or
both fine and imprisonment [in the discretion of the
court], and shall have his license revoked, and [he shall
not be] IS NOT eligible to obtain[, either directly or
indirectly, ] another license for a two—year period