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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

six, article four ' of the Public Local Laws, volume

Repealed and
re-enacted.

second, title " City of Baltimore," sub-title " Wit-
nesses," be repealed and re-enacted so as to read as

follows :

SEC. 946. Witnesses attending any of the courts

Witnesses.

of Baltimore city, except the Criminal Court of Bal-

timore, shall be entitled to fifty cents a day, and in

the Criminal Court shall not be entitled to said

allowance except by the express order of the court,

and only in such cases as the court in its discretion

may deem proper.

Approved February 14, 1878.

CHAPTER 29.

AN ACT to regulate the pay of the State's Attor-

ney for Prince George's county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the State's Attorney for Prince

Fees of

George's county shall receive in each and every case

State's Attor-
ney.

in which any indictment is 'found, the sum of twenty
dollars, the same to include the appearance fees now

fixed by law ; the said sum of twenty dollars to be

in full for all services in said cases, except where a

greater amount is allowed by the commissioners as

hereinafter authorized.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the State's At-

torney for Prince George's county shall not be en-

titled to an appearance or other fee in any case of

Forfeiture
and money

recognizance, except where there has been a forfeit-
ure and the money collected, when he shall be en-

collected.

titled to the sum of ten dollars out of the amount so

forfeited and collected, and in no case where there

is a presentment but no indictment shall he be en-

titled to any compensation.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That in all

cases where the punishment for the offence is death

or confinement in the penitentiary, the County Com-

missioners may allow to the State's Attorney such

Additional

additional compensation as they may think just,

compensation

provided said additional compensation so allowed by