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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved March 25, 1904.

CHAPTER 178.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Chapter

407 of the Acts of the General Assembly of Maryland of

1898, in so far as the same is applicable to Talbot County;

and to provide for the payment or disposition of all money

collected or received by any officer, officers or person from

forfeitures, fines, penalties and forfeited recognizances in

Talbot County.

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

Providing for
the amalga-

land, That one-half of all forfeitures and fines, penalties im-

mation of

posed and recognizances forfeited by the Circuit Court for

Court's Li-
brary.

Talbot County shall be paid to the clerk of said court, to be

expended under the direction of the judges of said court,.

for the augmentation of the library of said court.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the other or remaining one-

To whom fines,
forfeitures,

half of all such fines, penalties and forfeitures mentioned in

etc., shall be

Section I of this Act shall be paid by the sheriff. State's Attor-

paid.

ney, or other officer or person whose duty it is to collect or re-

ceive the same, to the County Commissioners of Talbot County

for the use of said county, except in such cases where a por-

tion of any fine, penalty or forfeiture is by law made payable

to an informer or informers, in which case, after the payment

to the informer or informers of such portion of said fines,

penalties or forfeitures as is by law directed to be made, the

balance of said fines, forfeitures or penalties is to be paid to the

clerk of said court, to be applied by him to the purposes men-

tioned in Section I of this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this Act

Applicable

shall apply to all forfeitures, fines, penalties and forfeited

to parties
having mon-

recognizances now due or hereinafter to become due and pay-

eys in band.

able either by the parties themselves or from any officer,

officers, person or persons who may have any sum or sums of

money in hand received or collected as a fine, forfeiture or

penalty as aforesaid, and that the provisions of this Act are

intended to apply to all fines, forfeitures, penalties and for-

feited recognizances, whether the same are imposed or pro-

vided for under any statute of this State or under the common

law.