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ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY.

hands of whom it may be placed, shall cause the said consta-

ble so placing his docket in the hands of said chief justice, to

Affidavit

endorse thereon the following affidavit: Maryland, Anne Arun-

thereon

del county, set. personally appeared before me, chief justice of

the magistrates' court for the —— election distiict in Anne

Arundei county, A. B. one of the constables theieof, and made

oath on the Holy Evangely of Almighty God, that the docket

returned and placed in the hands of —— chief justice of the

—— election distnct iu said county, is a true and faithful

record of all proceedings and business placed in his hands

during the year for which said docket has been kept.

Case of

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That if any constable or consta-

neglect of
duties

bles, appointed under the provisions of this act, shall fail, ne

gleet or refuse to keep, return or place in the hands of the chief

justice of the magistrates' court for the election district in which

he is appointed, the said constable or constables so refusing,

neglecting or failing to comply with the provisions of this act,

shall forfeit and pay over to the said chief justice of the election

Liable to

district for which he may be appointed, the sum of fifty dollars,

$50 penalty.

to be recovered as debts are now recovered before the magis-

trates' courts in said county, and applied or accounted for in

the same manner as all other money is accounted for under the

provisions of the law now regulating magistrates' courts in said

county.

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SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That whenever any person or

docket
entry.

persons shall place or cause to be placed in the hand* of any

constable in any of the several election districts in said county,

any account, bond, bill, note or other evidence of debt, or any

warrant, wnt or execution, or any process which said constable

rnay be by the laws of this slate authorized and obliged to

eei ve, on taking or receiving a receipt therefor, shall pay to the

said constable the sum of twelve and a half cents as a compen-

sation for making docket entry and receipting therefor.

Constables'

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the constable's docket so

docket how
disposed of.

filed and returned, to the chief justice of the magistrates' court

for the district for which the said constable doth act, shall be

kept by the said court for the purpose of giving or furnishing

transcripts to any person or persons who may desue the same;

and the said chief justice or either of the associate justices shall

be allowed, and are hereby authorized to charge and receive,

12 1/2 cts for

for a transcript given to any person or persons, the sum of

transcripts.

twelve and a half cents.