Whenever any person charged with the commission of a criminal offense is admitted to bail by the District Court of Maryland for appearance in the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, the Clerk of the District Court of Maryland shall forthwith deliver the recognizance to the Clerk of the Circuit Court. Such recognizance shall then become a record of 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 Circuit Court. P.L.L., 1915, §278J 1927, §278J 1930, §278J 1938, §367 1949, §195, 1969, §22-23 1898, ch. 138, §207J 1961, ch. 616 1986, ch. 345