PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, ESQ., GOVERNOR. 1595

from office, or the termination of his term of office, shall deliver
all of said dockets, records and papers to, his successor. He
shall receive, collect and account for, as hereinafter provided,
all fees and costs payable by law to justices of the peace and
constables in Baltimore City, except fees for affidavits and
acknowledgments taken by justices of the peace other than those
of the People's Court and except costs, fines and forfeitures
payable in criminal cases of the justices of the peace assigned
to sit at the various police station houses in said city. Said
chief constable shall, moreover, supervise the performance of
their duties by the remaining constables. Said chief constable
shall file with the Register of the City of Baltimore on the
first day of each calendar month in each and every year, an
account verified by his oath or affirmation, of all fees and costs
collected by him as aforesaid during the preceding month, which
said accounts shall show the titling, nature and disposition of
the various cases and proceedings from or out of which the
said fees and costs arose; and said chief constable, at the time
of filing said accounts, shall pay over to the City Register the
amount of said fees and costs received, to be accounted for by
said Register as other moneys of the said city are accounted
for. Said chief constable, before entering upon the duties of
his office, shall give to the State of Maryland a good and suffi-
cient bond, with a surety or sureties to be approved by the
judge of the Superior Court of Baltimore City, in the penalty
of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) with conditions that
he will truly and faithfully discharge, execute and perform all
and singular the duties and obligations of the office of con-
stable and chief constable, and that he will account for and pay
over to the Register of the City of Baltimore, all fees and costs
which he may receive or collect; and that he will faithfully
and truly account for and pay over to the person or corporation
entitled to receive the same, all moneys belonging to such per-
son or corporation which may come into his hands as such
constable or chief constable.

(b) Two of said constables receiving the annual salary of
twelve hundred dollars ($1200) each, shall act as assistants to
said chief constable in the performance of the duties aforesaid.
Each of them before entering upon the duties of his office,
shall give to the State of Maryland a good and sufficient bond,
with a surety or sureties approved by the judge of the Superior
Court of Baltimore City in the penalty of ten thousand thou-
sand dollars ($10,000) conditioned upon the faithful perform-
ance of his duties hereunder.