4592 ARTICLE 21.

April of each year as full compensation for the services required of him
under this Act. And said Police Justice shall not be permitted to charge
any fee or receive any gratuity for the performance of any duty required
by law in criminal cases.

1914, ch. 425, sec. 1I7C.

273. If said Police Justice is unable by reason of sickness, absence,
relationship or for any temporary cause whatever to attend to the duties
of his office, it shall be the duty of the State's Attorney for said County
to designate some other Justice of the Peace to perform the duties of
Police Justice as long as the disability continues, or until the Governor
shall select another to perform said duties, and the State's Attorney shall
forthwith certify such selection to the County Commissioner of said
County. The Justice so required to perform said duties of Police Justice
shall receive the same compensation herein provided, and shall be paid
by the said County Commissioners, who shall deduct the same from the
salary of the Police Justice, for whom he was serving.

1914, ch. 425, sec. 117D.

274. It shall be lawful for any justice of the Peace of Easton District,
when the Police Justice is not accessible, to issue a State's writ for the
arrest of any person violating any of the laws of this State, or any of
the ordinances of any of the incorporated towns of Easton District;
but when so issued, said writ shall be made returnable before the Police
Justice, the said Police Justice only being authorized to try, hear and
determine criminal cases; and when said writ is so issued and returned,
the Magistrate issuing the same shall be allowed the fee therefor now fixed
by law, wthich fee shall be taxed in the costs of the case and paid by
Talbot County, unless the same be adjudged against the party arrested
and paid by him.

1914, ch. 425, sec. 117B.

275. Whenever any person shall be arrested upon any criminal charge,
or for violations of any law of this State, or of any of the ordinances of any
incorporated town of Easton District, it shall be the duty of the officer
making the arrest to take the person so arrested before the Police Justice,
if the writ for the arrest shall have been issued by, or made returnable
before him; and if such arrest is made without a writ or warrant, it shall
be the duty of said officer to take the person arrested before the said Police
Justice.

1914, ch. 425, sec. 117F.

276. The said Police Justice shall file with the County Commissioners
of Talbot County on the first Mondays of July, October, January and
April, in each and every year, an account verified by his oath or affirma-
tion, of all fines, forfeitures and penalties imposed by him for viola-
tion of any of the State Laws, which said account shall show the names of
the parties and the fines and penalties imposed, together with the Justice's