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twenty-five cents; for every release, twenty-five cents; for each recog-
nizance in each case, including witnesses, twenty-five cents. But in no
case shall any other than one fee be allowed where several warrants are
issued growing out of or from one incident or disturbance; the trial shall
be so held as to hear all parties concerned, and but one fee of costs be
allowed by the County Commissioners. The fees for services of the
justices of the peace of the Sixth District, and in Brooklyn, Fifth Dis-
trict, shall be the same as herein allowed the justices of the peace of other
districts, but shall be taxed, collected and accounted for by them in pre-
ceding sections of this Act.
1908, ch. 524, sec. 176E. 1914 Code, sec. 272.
357. The justices of the peace of the Second Election District other
than the police justice shall be allowed the fees now allowed by law for
issuing any warrant of arrest or summons, for witnesses in criminal cases,
but no other fees for the hearing or trial of any criminal cases, or for the
commitment of any person charged or tried, shall be allowed such justice
of the peace, nor shall the County Commissioners allow any constable or
officer making arrest, either without a writ under a warrant or for mak-
ing return of any criminal process or service of summons for witnesses,
unless the person arrested is brought before the said police justice, or the
process served is returned before him as hereinbefore provided.
1908, ch. 524, sec. 176F. 1914 Code, sec. 273.
358. The Police Justice of the first precinct of the Second District of
the said county shall be at the first regular meeting of the County Com-
missioners, held in each month, make a report in writing, verified under
oath made before the clerk of said Commissioners or one of the Commis-
sioners, of all criminal cases heard or tried before him during the pre-
ceding month, which report shall state in each case the name of the defend-
ant, the offense charged, the name of the person upon whose complaint
the warrant was issued, the number of wtinesses summoned, the name of
the officer serving the warrant and summons, the judgment rendered, the
amount of fine or penalty imposed, the amount of costs taxed, which shall
include all constable's costs and constable's fees, where process is served
by police officers acting with authority of constables, and the amount of
fine and costs collected by him, and all such fines and costs, including
constables' and officers' fees for serving warrants, and all other process
which in all cases shall be properly taxed and collected, shall, at the time
of making his report, be paid to the order of the County Commissioners.
P. L. L., 1888, Art. 2, sec. 177. 1914 Code, sec. 274.
359. The several justices of the peace of Anne Arundel, Allegany,.
Montgomery, Prince George's, Harford, Calvert, Wicomico, Caroline,
Talbot, St. Mary's, Garrett, Howard, Somerset, Washington, Dorchester,
Kent, and Charles Counties shall have, in addition to the jurisdiction which
they now possess, and which may be conferred upon them by or under the
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