990 FEES OF OFFICERS. [ART. 36

1904, art. 36, sec. 4. 1888, art. 36, sec. 4. 1860, art. 38, sec. 3. 1852, ch. 308, sec. 3.

4. If any officer shall, by himself, his deputies, agents, or clerks,
charge, receive, ask or demand any larger or greater fees than are
allowed by this article, he shall for each offense forfeit and pay a sum
not exceeding one hundred dollars and not less than twenty dollars, to
be recovered by indictment in the circuit court for the county where
such officer resides; or, if the offense be committed in the city of
Baltimore, by indictment in the criminal court of Baltimore, one-half
to the informer, the other half to the State.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1888, art. 36, sec. 5. 1860, art. 38, sec. 4. 1852, ch. 308, sec. 4.

5. If any officer shall, by himself or his deputies, agents or clerks,
ask, receive or demand any fees herein allowed, after the same have been
paid, he shall for each offense forfeit and pay ten dollars, to be recov-
ered before a justice of the peace as small debts, one-half to the use of
the informer, and the other half for the State; and shall, in addition,
return to the party the fees so improperly received.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1888, art. 36, sec. 6. 1860, art. 38, sec. 5. 1779, ch. 25.
6. For any service not mentioned in this article which any officer
may render, he shall be allowed the same fees herein allowed for similar
services.

Ibid. sec. 7. 1888, .art. 36, sec. 7. 1860, art. 38, sec. 6. 1822, ch. 219, sec. 3.

7. Any officer entitled to any fees for rendering services to any
person who is not a resident of this State, or not assessed on taxable
property therein, may require such fees to be paid at the time of render-
ing such service, or security for the payment of the same to be given.
Cited but not construed in Peter v. Prettyman, 62 Md. 573.

Ibid. sec. 8. 1888, art. 36, sec. 8. 1860, art. 38, sec. 7. 1844, ch. 311,

secs. 1, 3.

8. Each clerk and register of wills shall have six months from the
time he retires from office to complete the unfinished business of his
office and shall have, during that period, a right, on receipting therefor
to his successor, to all needful papers, in order to enable him to com-
plete and finish his business.

Cited but not construed in State v. Carman, 27 Md. 714.

Ibid. sec. 9. 1888, art. 36, sec. 9. 1860, art. 38, sec. 8. 1844, ch. 311,
sec. 2. 1878, ch. 229.

9. Each clerk and register of wills on coming into office shall com-
plete all the unfinished business which shall be in his office unfinished
by his predecessor within the six months given in the preceding section,
and such clerk or register shall be allowed the usual fees for so doing,
the same to be paid by said predecessor; and the last official bond of
said predecessor shall be responsible for the same in cases where said
predecessor has received the fees therefor; and in cases where the fees
have not been received by his said predecessor, such clerk or register