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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

it shall be the duty of said justice to forthwith notify the
State's Attorney for said county of the name of such person
and the character of the charge against him, and said justice
shall not proceed to try such case within a less period than
seven days from the date of sending said notification, unless
he should sooner receive information from said State's Attor-
ney also waiving a jury trial therein, in which event he may
proceed to try such case within seven days from said notifica-
tion.

Constables
fees.

142B. Constables in Baltimore County shall be entitled to
the fees prescribed by law for the particular services rendered
by them; provided that no constable in said county shall be
entitled to receive from the County Commissioners more than
fifteen dollars in fees for his services in criminal cases in any
one month.

Justices of the
Peace.
Fees.

I42C. Justices of the Peace in Baltimore County shall be
entitled to charge for their services in criminal cases the fol-
lowing fees: for issuing each State writ, twenty-five cents;
for each summons for witnesses, including all the witnesses
ordered by the same party or side at one time, twenty-five
cents; provided that if more than five witnesses be ordered
by the same party or side at one time, then the justice of the
peace shall be entitled to receive twenty-five cents additional
for each additional five witnesses, or less than five so sum-
moned, for every oath or affidavit, ten cents; for each hearing
or trial, one dollar; for every commitment, twenty-five cents;
for every release, twenty-five cents; for taking recognizances
in each case reported to the Circuit Court, twenty -five cents;
for taking recognizances in each case for hearing or trial
before a justice of the peace, twenty-five cents; for taking
recognizances of all witnesses in any one case, twenty-five
cents each; provided that no recognizance for the appearance
of any witness shall be taken unless the justice, of the peace be
satisfied that the same is absolutely necessary to secure the
ends of justice and the attendance of such witnesses; for each
attachment for contempt twenty-five cents; provided that no
justice of the peace appointed to sit in any station house in
said county shall be entitled to receive from the County Com-
missioner more than forty dollars as fees for his services in
criminal cases in any one month, and that no justice of the
peace, other than a station house justice, shall be entitled to
receive from said County Commissioners more than ten dollars
as fees for his services in criminal cases in any one month.