FEES OF OFFICERS. 1411

For presenting a bill of exchange for acceptance, if accepted and

not afterwards protested for non-payment................... 1 00

For noting a bill for non-acceptance, if not protested for non-
acceptance or non-payment............................... 1 00

For noting a marine protest............................... 1 00

For affixing notarial seal.................................. 50

For every search where no copy is made.................... 25

For administering an oath or taking an acknowledgment........ 12 1/2

For all other acts and service, in proportion to the aforesaid fees,

to be paid at the time of doing the same.
For going any distance more than three miles from his residence,

per mile ............................................. 20

For every notice of protest, mailed or delivered............... 5

For presentation and demand of payment of a promissory note, a

bill of exchange, if payment of same be made to the notary..... 1 00

As to " notaries public," see art. 68.

An. Code, sec. 23. 1904, sec. 23. 1888, sec. 23. 1844, ch. 196, sec. 1. 1862, ch. 100.

25. Every notary public shall in the first week of January, April,
July and October, in each year, pay to the treasurer of the State the one-
half of all the fees received by him for protest; and on failure to comply
with the requirements of this section, he shall forfeit in each case the sum
of fifty dollars, to be collected and paid for the use of the State.

An. Code, sec. 24. 1904, sec. 24. 1888, sec. 24. 1845, ch. 133. 1862, ch. 113.

26. Every notary public, before he shall be commissioned or author-
ized to discharge the duties of his office, shall give bond to the State of
Maryland with security to be appointed by the governor in the penalty of
six thousand dollars, if appointed for the city of Baltimore, and in the
penalty of two thousand dollars if appointed for any county, conditioned
for the payment into the treasury of that portion of the notarial fees re-
ceived by him for the use of the State; and if any person appointed a
notary public shall neglect or refuse to give such bond within thirty days
from the date of his appointment, the governor shall appoint some other
person in his place.
See art. 68, sec. 2.

An. Code, sec. 25. 1904, sec. 25. 1888, sec. 25. 1844, ch. 196, sec. 2.

27. Every notary public shall at the time of making the payment
herein required to be made into the treasury, accompany such payment by
a statement under oath showing the number of protests made by him and
the fees received therefor.

An. Code, sec. 26. 1904, sec. 26. 1888, sec. 26. 1858, ch. 133. 1861, ch. 67. 1864, ch. 137.

1878, ch. 173.

28. The three preceding sections shall not apply to notaries in any of
the counties, unless the fees on protests in any one year shall exceed the
sum of three hundred and fifty dollars, nor to notaries in the city of