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by this article, he shall for each offense forfeit and pay a sum not exceed-
ing one hundred dollars and not less than twenty dollars, to be recovered
by indictment in the circuit court for the county where such officer re-
sides ; or, if the offense be committed in the city of Baltimore, by indict-
ment in the criminal court of Baltimore, one-half to the informer, the
other half to the State.

An. Code, sec. 5. 1904, sec. 5. 1888, sec. 5. 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 recovered be-
fore a justice of the peace as small debts, one-half to the use of the in-
former, and the other half for the State; and shall, an addition, return to
the party the fees so improperly received.

An. Code, sec. 6. 1904, sec. 6. 1888, sec. 6. 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.

Fees of clerk of criminal court of Baltimore city apparently justified by this
section and sec. 12. Baltimore v. Pattison, 136 Md. 71.

An. Code, sec. 7. 1904, sec. 7. 1888, sec. 7. 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 rendering such
service, or security for the payment of the same to be given.
Cited but not construed in Peter v. Prettyman, 62 Md. 573.

An. Code, sec. 8. 1904, sec. 8. 1888, sec. 8. 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 complete and
finish his business.

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

An. Code, sec. 9. 1904, sec. 9. 1888, sec. 9. 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 pred-
ecessor 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 completing said
business shall be entitled to said fees therefor and shall collect the same