958 CHARLES COUNTY. [ART. 9.

shall be traversed, nor in cases of presentment when an indict-
ment is not found thereon, nor shall he receive more than one fee
in the same case.

1878, ch. 142.

173. The county commissioners may allow the State's attorney
for said county additional compensation in such cases as they shall
deem just; provided, that such additional compensation shall in
no case exceed the sum of fifty dollars; and provided further, that
no additional compensation shall be allowed as aforesaid when the
appearance fees allowed by law to said State's attorney amount to
or exceed in any year the sum of nine hundred dollars, nor when
such additional compensation, together with said fees, will exceed
the sum of eight hundred dollars.

Ibid.

174. The State's attorney for Charles county shall in no case
receive fee for compensation when he is not personally present or
represented by other counsel acting in the trial of such case.

Ibid.

175. The several fees and allowances provided by the three
preceding sections to be paid to the State's attorney, shall be due
and payable to him in current money, by the county commissioners
at their first meeting held after the adjournment of the respective
terms of court at which the services were rendered.

SURVEYOR.

P. L. L., (I860.) art. 9, sec. 141.

176. The surveyor shall be entitled to four dollars a day for
each day he may be engaged in the discharge o£ his duty as sur-
veyor, either under warrants or orders from any court or in private
surveys, and five cents a mile for every mile travelled from his
house to the line to be surveyed, and returning thereto.

Ibid. sec. 142.

177. The said surveyor shall also be entitled to four dollars
for each plat furnished by him; provided, he be not employed
more than six hours in making said plat, and for any time longer
than six hours employed thereon he shall be entitled to a pro rata
allowance.