JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 809

missed only because the said warrants could not be
served ; and
WHEREAS, the said justice of the peace was put to
much trouble and inconvenience and suffered much
loss of time in hearing arguments of counsel pro and
con on motions to quash said warrants and dismiss	Preamble.
said suits, because of their unconstitutionality and
informality before said warrants had been returned
unserved; and
WHEREAS, there is no provision of law whereby
the said county of Talbot is liable to the said justice	Preamble.
of the peace for his legal fees in issuing said warrants
and docketing said cases ; and
WHEREAS, the Comptroller of the State is not au-
thorized, under and by virtue of the nineteenth sec-
tion of said act, to pay to the said justice of the peace	Preamble.
his legal fees for issuing said warrants, docketing
said cases, and dismissing said suits as aforesaid ;
therefore —
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Comptroller pf the State be and
he hereby is authorized, empowered and directed to
draw his warrant upon the Treasurer of the State for	Directed to draw warrant.
the sum of two hundred dollars, to be paid out of the
oyster fund, to the order of the said Alexander H.
Seth, justice of the peace as aforesaid, as his legal
fees for issuing said warrants, docketing said cases,
hearing said arguments and dismissing said cases.
SEC. 2. And, be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11th, 1874.