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CAROLINE COUNTY.

at the same time, with his or her per diem allowance, and he
or she shall be entitled to receive mileage for each and every
day such witness shall attend the court.

Exception.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That nothing contained in this act
shall be construed to allow any juror, judge of the orphans
court, judge of the levy court, commissioner of the tax or
witness, mileage in returning to his or her residence during
the lime such juror, judge of the orphans court, judge of the
levy court, commissioner of the tax, or witness shall be re-
quired to attend as such, the different courts, or to transact the
business as a commissioner of said county.

Restriction.

SEC. 4. And be it -enacted, That the provisions of this act
fihall be construed to apply only to witnesses residing within
the limits of Caroline county, whose county courts such wit-
ness or witnesses shall be summoned to attend.

List to have
distances
noted

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
sheriff, summoning such jurors, to note upon the list of the
same, before he returns it to the clerk of the county court, the
distance each juror, summoned, resides from the place of hold-
ing the county court, and it shall be the duty of the register of
wills and the clerk to the commissioners of the tax, to return a
list to the said clerk of the county court, containing the num-
ber of days each judge of the orphans court, or commissioner
of the tax, attends as such, noting upon the lists the distance
each judge or commissioner resides from the place of holding
said court for the performance of their respective duties.

Witnesses.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the
clerk of the county court to report a copy of each list as de-
scribed in the above section, with a list made out by him, of
the witnesses summoned to attend said county court, with the
distance each witness resides from the place of holding said
county court, to the best of his judgment, to the levy court of
said county, to enable them to make the levy as aforesaid.

Repeal

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all acts, inconsistent with
or repugnant to the provisions of this act, so far as the same re-
lates to Caroline county, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

LEVY COURT.
AN ACT to give the Levy Court of Caroline County certain Discretionary
Powers therein mentioned. — 1826, ch. 128.

Persons
fined, and
committed
to prison,
amount of
fees may be
Levied.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, the levy court of
Caroline county is hereby authorized and empowered, that if
any person hereafter shall be fined in any of our courts of jus-
tice, or otberwise} for any misdemeanor, and shall be unable
to pay the fine and fees, or give security, and shall be put to
prison for want of security, to levy the amount of said fees on