134: MARYLAND MANUAL.

bond from a person not charged with crime punishable by
confinement in the penitentiary; when the Sheriff fails to re-
turn any person arrested on a criminal charge, judgment may
be entered against him; court shall enter a reasonable judg-
ment; judgment lies against Sheriff for failure to return origi-
nal writ and execution; upon paying judgment the Sheriff is
entitled to the original cause of action; court may, in certain
cases, lay rule on sheriff to bring money into court; the sheriff
shall serve and return all writs sent from other counties; he may
return by mail writs to other counties; such transmission an
excuse for non-return on time, when properly certified; the
sheriff is liable to $200 fine for failure to return writs received
from other counties; in case of death, resignation, or removal
from the county or city, the unexecuted writs are to be returned
to the clerk of the court; duplicate writs must be issued to
successor where the sheriff removes without making any returns;
return may be amended in case of death, resignation, or removal
of sheriff; his successors may execute deeds for lands sold, but
not conveyed; venditioni exponas may be issued to successor; the
sheriff must execute the death penalty and make return thereof
to the court; he must remove convicts to the penitentiary; the
sheriff must collect the fees of attorneys, clerks of all the courts,
Commissioner of the Land Office, coroners, criers, registers of
wills, surveyors and sheriffs, except in Baltimore city and Harford
county, when placed in his hands for collection; said collection
to be made between January 1st and May 1st of each. year; he
may distrain for these fees after sixty days' notice; he may dis-
train immediately where debtor for such fees absconds; he may
sell the goods distrained for; he shall account for the fees, and
if demanded, twenty days before meeting of court is made, and
the sheriff does net settle for such fees, judgment may be had
against him for them; he may have a jury trial; he shall have
one year after expiration of office to collect his fees; he shall be
answerable for fines and penalties when imposed by the court;
he may require State's Attorney to issue, executions for them;
such executions are returnable at the next term of court. These
fines and penalties shall be paid into the State Treasury, an-
nually, by the tenth of November. The Sheriff shall deduct
the costs from forfeited and collected recognizances. These shall
be paid to County Commissioners and Mayor and City Council
of Baltimore; he shall safely keep all prisoners committed to his
custody; he shall provide for them food and board; he shall
receive and keep prisoners committed to him by federal courts;
he is entitled to thirty cents a day for keeping federal prisoners.
Article 87 of the Code.

Shipping Commissioners. —A Shipping Commissioner is to
be appointed by the Governor, by and with the advice and con-