EDWIN WARFIELD, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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CHAPTER 640.

AN ACT to repeal Sections 176, 176 (or 176B), 178B and

178D of Article 2 of the Code of Public Local Laws, title

"Anne Arundel County," sub-title, "Justices of the Peace

and Constables," as the same was enacted by Sections 176,

176 (or 176B) of Chapter 334 of the Acts of 1892, Section

178B of Chapter 276 of the Acts of 1900, Section 178B

of Chapter 467 of the Acts of 1902, and Section 178D of

Chapter 301 of the Acts of 1894, and to re-enact the said

sections with amendments, and to add new sections to said

Article 2, to be designated as Sections 176, 176B, 178D

and 178E.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That Sections 176, 176 (or 176B), 178B and Section

Justices of the

178D be and the same are hereby repealed and re-enacted

peace — Anne

with amendments, and that four new sections be added to said

Arundel
County.

Article 2, to follow immediately after Section 175, two to be

designated as Sections 176 and 176B, and that two sections

be added to said Article 2 to be designated as Sections 178D

and 178E.

176. The several justices of the peace of Anne Arundel

County, except the justices of the peace appointed for the

City of Annapolis, or Sixth District, are required to account

Certain re-

for and to pay over to the County Commissioners of said

quirements of

county, every three months, all the money or moneys they

justices of the
peace.

may have on hand at such times, arising from fees or penal-

ties imposed under the preceding sections; but, provided, if

at any time the amount of such fines or penalties shall exceed

the sum of twenty dollars, then such report must be made

monthly, accompanied with the report of the constable or

constables serving process issued by such justice of the peace.

176B. The justices of the peace (such reports of both con-

stables and justices of the peace shall be made under oath)

of Anne Arundel County, except the justices of the Sixth

District and the police justice of the Fifth Election District, '

To charge for

shall be entitled to charge for their services in all criminal

their services
in all criminal

cases tried or heard before them, the following fees, to wit:

cases.

For issuing each State writ, twenty-five cents: for summon-

ing all the witnesses, both sides, fifty cents; for each trial,

one dollar ; for every commitment, twenty-five cents ; for every

release, twenty-five cents; for each recognizance in each case,