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shall be paid over to the County Commissioners of Harford County.
Whenever the said Court may determine that a parent or custodian of any
child coming within the provisions of this Act is able to pay the cost of
the proceeding against such child, and it is proper that he should pay the
said costs, or to pay in full or in part the cost of maintaining such child,
he or they may be required to do so, and the Court shall have full power
and jurisdiction to pass such order or decree as may seem just and proper,
and to enforce obedience to such order as the Courts of the State of Mary-
land now have or may hereafter have conferred upon them.

1916, ch. 680, sec. 172.

190. All costs incurred by the prosecution of cases under this Act shall
be paid by the County Commissioners of Harford County, except as here-
inbefore provided, but in no case shall any Attorney's appearance fee be
taxed as part of the costs of such proceedings, but all costs incurred by
the Clerk of the Court for the purchase of books shall be charged as a
part of the expense of his office. In no case shall any petitioner be held
liable for any costs of the case he or she may institute unless the Court
shall be satisfied that the case was instituted without jurisdiction or
through prejudice, upon which finding all costs of the proceedings shall
be paid by the petitioner. When any constable may serve any summons
or notice of the Court, there shall be taxed as part of the costs of the
case the usual fee for such services.

1916, ch. 680, sec. 173.

191. The provisions of this Act shall be construed as conferring addi-
tional and supplementary powers and jurisdiction on said Court and not
in substitution of or in conflict with any other powers possessed by the
Circuit Court for Harford County under any existing general or local
laws.

1916, ch. 680, sec. 174.

192. All laws or parts of laws now in force in the State of Maryland,
in conflict with the provisions of this subdivision of this Article, are
hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict, but no further.

BAILIFFS.

1916, ch. 711. 1927, ch. 296.

193. The Bailiff to the grand jury of the Circuit Court for Harford
County, shall receive the sum of Thirty Dollars, ($30) for each term of
said Court which he attends, and to which a jury is summoned, and the
other bailiffs of said Court shall each receive the sum of Six Hundred
Dollars, ($600) per annum, payable in equal monthly installments; the
above compensation to be in lieu of the compensation provided for in
Sect-ion 11, of Article 36, of Bagby's Annotated Code of Public General
Laws of Maryland, titled "Fees of Officers," subtitled "Bailiffs."