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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 249.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 179

of Article I of the Code of Public Local Laws, title "Alle-

gany County," sub-title "Justices of the Peace and Consta-

bles," as the same was enacted by Chapter 197 of the Acts

of 1902, and to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sec-

tions 179A and 1796, as enacted by said Chapter 197 of the

Acts of 1902, with the object of providing for the appoint-

ment of justices of the peace for Allegany County, and for

fixing the salary of justices of the peace for the districts com-

prising the City of Cumberland.

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

Repealing and

land, That Section 179 of Article 1 of the Code of Public Local

re-enacting

certain sec-

Laws, title "Allegany County," sub-title "Justices of the Peace

tions.

and Constables," as the same was enacted by Chapter 197 of

the Acts of 1902, and Sections 179A and 179B as enacted by

Chapter 197 of the Acts of 1902, be and the same are hereby

repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

Justices of the

179. That there shall be appointed by the Governor two jus-

peace to re-

tices of the peace for each election district in Allegany County,

ceive salries

in lieu of

except that for Election Districts Nos. 4, 5, 6, 14, 22 and 23, in

fees.

said county, there shall be appointed six magistrates at large,

and none others; during the two years of their respective terms

of office, ending in the year 1906, each of said justices in Dis-

tricts 4, 5, 6, 14, 22 and 23 shall be entitled to receive from Alle-

gany County the monthly salary of fifty dollars per month,

payable monthly, in lieu of all fees now receivable by justices

of the peace under the law in criminal cases or in cases where

the State of Maryland is a party, and the said justices of the

peace shall make a monthly report to the Board of County

Commissioners on the first Monday of each month, setting

forth an itemized list of all fines and costs imposed by them

against offenders, and whether such costs and fines were paid

by the offenders or whether the offenders were committed to

jail or elsewhere in default of such payment, in order that the

Report to the

Board of County Commissioners may know accurately what

County Com-

missioners

fines and costs are payable to said county by the constables in

monthly.

such districts, to whom all such fines and costs shall be paid

by the offenders , paying the same.

179A. That on and after the expiration of the respective

terms of office of the aforesaid six justices of the peace for Dis-