1348

LAWS OF MARYLAND

Ch. 345

punishment for which may be confinement in the penitentiary; and
whenever bail is offered for any person charged with the
commission of any misdemeanor other than those already set forth,
such court shall accept the same; provided it is satisfied with
the security offered.

22-22.

Whenever a person charged with a bailable, criminal offense
before the [Municipal Court of Baltimore City] DISTRICT COURT OF
MARYLAND desires to be admitted to bail, his recognizor shall
sign and make oath to an application in which shall be stated
such matters as may be required of and required to be inserted in
such application by the court to enable it to determine the value
of the security offered. Any recognizance acknowledged before
such court shall be good, although the defendant does not join in
the same.

22-23.

Whenever any person charged with the commission of a
criminal offense is admitted to bail by the [Municipal Court of
Baltimore City] DISTRICT COURT OF MARYLAND for appearance in the
[Criminal Court of Baltimore] CIRCUIT COURT FOR BALTIMORE CITY,
the Clerk of the Municipal Court of Baltimore City] DISTRICT
COURT OF MARYLAND shall forthwith deliver the recognizance to the
clerk of [said Criminal] THE CIRCUIT Court. Such recognizance
shall then become a record of [said Criminal] THE CIRCUIT Court,
and may be forfeited, and the forfeiture may be enforced in the
same manner as if recognizance has been taken by the [Criminal]
CIRCUIT Court.

22-24.

Whenever any person charged with a criminal offense before
the [Municipal Court of Baltimore City] DISTRICT COURT OF
MARYLAND is admitted to bail for further hearing, if such person
does not appear at such hearing according to the tenor of his
recognizance, it may be forfeited. If forfeited, the [Municipal
Court] DISTRICT COURT Clerk shall note the forfeiture on the
recognizance, and deliver it to the Clerk of the [Criminal Court
of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore CITY. The said forfeited
recognizances shall then become a record of [said criminal] THE
CIRCUIT court, and shall have the same effect and may be enforced
in the same manner as if it had been taken and forfeited by the
[Criminal Court of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore CITY.

22-26.

The [Supreme Bench of] CIRCUIT COURT FOR Baltimore City is
authorized to appoint [such number of bailiffs, including] Law
Clerk-Bailiffs and [Secretary Bailiffs,] SECRETARIES as may be
needed to assist the Judges [thereof] in the performance of their
duties. [All persons appointed as bailiffs] ALL SUCH EMPLOYEES
APPOINTED prior to July 1, 1968, [including the bailiffs who on