Whenever a person charged with a bailable, criminal offense before the 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. P.L.L., 1915, §278-I 1927, §278-I 1930, §278-I 1938, §366 1949, §194 1969, §22-22 1898, ch. 138, §207-I 1961, ch. 616 1986, ch. 345