SINGLEY, J., delivered the opinion of the Court.
Francis L. Harding, the appellant in this case, is a professional bondsman in Montgomery County, Maryland. On 21 February 1967, one Hugh William Price was arrested on a charge of assault and was taken before a justice of the peace, who fixed bail at $300. Price was released on a recognizance, on which Harding was the surety, to stand trial in the People's Court of Montgomery County on 9 March 1967. Price failed to appear...
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