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several courts of this State having jurisdiction of crimes and.
offences, upon the motion of the State's attorney, with the con-
sent of the parties injured and accused, may compromise any
assault and battery, the party accused paying the same costs as
would have been incurred by the finding a true bill and plea of
guilty; provided, such court shall consider it proper in refer-
ence to the peace of the State so to do.

1888, art. 10, sec. 20 1860, art. 11, sec. 21. 1829, ch. 90, sec. 4.

22. The State's attorney in the several counties and the city
of Baltimore shall aid the comptroller and treasurer in the
adjustment of the accounts of the clerks, registers and sheriffs
of their respective counties and the said city with the State,
and shall advise the comptroller and treasurer, when required,
of such allowance as he ought or ought not to make the
accountant for insolvency or non-residence; and for such
service and for his professional services in the collection of
the revenue, the comptroller may allow such attorney five per
cent, on all monies sued for and paid into the treasury.

Ibid. sec. 21. 1860, art. 11, sec. 22 1847, ch. 271. 1884, ch. 285. 1888,
ch. 471. 1902, chs. 398, 452. 1904, chs. 106, 171, 176.

23. It shall be the duty of the respective State's attorneys-
of the counties of this State, in making up their accounts
against the board of county commissioners of their respective
counties, for all such services and expenses as are properly
chargeable against said board of county commissioners, to state
fully and particularly the services rendered, and the time and
place when and where said services were rendered, and the
items of expenses incurred in the proper discharge of their
duties, which account may include a reasonable trial fee for
each case actually tried, to be allowed in the discretion of the
court, as well as the appearance fee provided by law, and a
reasonable compensation for all other services performed by
him; and which accounts, together with the affidavit of said.
State's attorney as to the correctness thereof, and the fairness
of the charges therein made, shall be submitted by such State's
attorneys to the judges of the circuit courts for their respective
counties; and it shall be the duty of said judges to examine
said accounts, and if the items thereof are properly chargeable
against said county commissioners, and the charges are fair
and reasonable, the said judges shall endorse on said accounts
their certificate to that effect; and upon the certificate aforesaid
of the said judges, or a majority of them, being endorsed upon