ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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in the circuit court said court may forfeit the appeal bond and at

once enter judgment for its penalty; if the justice issuing the writ

shall die, resign or otherwise be unable to try any such cause

pending before him, the papers shall be taken to another justice

to be designated by the State's attorney, and he shall hear and

determine the same; and the order of the State's attorney made

in writing for the removal of the papers shall suffice to give the

new justice jurisdiction to try the cause and shall not be open to

question; the State's attorney shall be entitled to an appearance

fee of five dollars for every case when he appears before a justice

under this sub-title of this article, and on conviction of the de-

fendant such fee shall be taxed by the justice as a part of the

costs adjudged to be paid by him under an appeal, and the de-

fendant shall be entitled to a trial by jury.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect from

Elective.

the date of its passage.

Approved April 3, 1890.

CHAPTER 348.

AN" ACT to add a new section to article nineteen, of the Code of

Public Local Laws of Maryland, title "St. Mary's county," sub-

title "Sheriff," to be known as "Section A."

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That every sheriff elected in St. Mary's county shall, within thirty

days after his commission has been received by the clerk of the

Oath.

county, make the declaration'of religious belief required by the

constitution, and also take the oath therein prescribed before such

clerk; he shall also before he acts as sheriff give bond to the State

of Maryland in the penalty of ten thousand dollars, with security

Bond.

to be approved by the judge of the circuit court for St. Mary's

county, with condition that he shall well and faithfully execute

the office of sheriff of St. Mary's county in all things appertaining

thereto, and shall well and truly perform all the duties required

by law to be by him performed.

Approved April 3, 1890.