ART. 36.] FEES OF OFFICERS—JUSTICES—NOTARIES. 717

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 38, sec. 19. 1854, ch 236, sec 1. 1865, ch. 79. 1870, ch. 164.

20. They shall be entitled to be paid in criminal cases, by the
county or city of Baltimore, as the case may be, the following;
fees:
For issuing each State writ .......................... 25

For search warrant ................................. 25

For taking recognizance of witnesses, each ............. 25

For taking recognizances in each case reported to court... 25
For every commitment.............................. 25

For every release................................... 25

For holding an inquest upon a deceased person ......... 5 00

For issuing an attachment for a witness refusing to attend

on summons of a commissioner.. ... .............. 50

For taking depositions in cases of contested elections, per

day............................................. 3 00

Ibid. sec. 20. 1809, ch. 76, sec. 7. 1834, ch. 270, sec. 2.

21. No justice shall charge, take and receive any fees or
compensation for mileage, or journey fee for the performance of
any duty or business relating to his office as justice of the peace,
except what the party may agree to pay to a justice going from
his office to take the acknowledgment of a deed or other instru-
ment of writing.

Notaries Public.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 38, sec. 21. 1801, ch. 80. secs. 9-10. 1844, ch. 196, sec. 1.

1878, ch. 273.

22. Notaries public shall be entitled to demand and receive
the following fees, to wit:
For protesting any note, draft, bill of exchange or check

for non-acceptance or non-payment................. 2 00

For drawing all proceedings exceeding two sides........ 50

For drawing all proceedings exceeding two sides, per

side ................................ ........... 25

For registering or copying proceedings, for every side... 10
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