90 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 69

CHAPTER 69.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article 4 of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title "Baltimore City", to
be under sub-title "Costs", to be known as Section 389A
of said Article, said new section to provide for the payment
of certain sums to the clerks of the Law Courts of Balti-
more City by plaintiffs in said Courts as a deposit to be
appropriated to the payment of costs in said Courts.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
4 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Baltimore City", to be under sub-head "Costs", said new
section to be known as Section 389A and to follow imme-
diately after Section 889 of said Article and to read as follows:

389A. After the first day of June, 1937, process shall not
be issued, and action shall not be taken in any original suit,
matter, or proceeding, instituted in any of the Civil Common
Law Courts of the City of Baltimore, unless and until the
plaintiff, or some one in his behalf shall deposit with the
Clerk of the Court in which such suit, matter or proceedings
shall be brought, towards the payment of all costs of the Clerk
and Sheriff for which the plaintiff is liable, the following sums,
. viz.:

For and on account of the Clerk's costs for docketing such
suit, matter or proceeding, the sum of Three dollars and
seventy-five cents ($3. 75); with an additional sum of twenty-
five cents for each defendant.

For and on account of the services of the Sheriff in serving
the writ of summons on each defendant, the sum of One dollar
and thirty-five cents ($1. 35) for each corporate defendant;
and the sum of ninety-five cents for each other defendant.

Provided that such deposits need not be made by any per-
son, who by petition under oath filed in such suit, matter or
proceeding, shall satisfy the Judge thereof that the petitioner
is not of ability to make such deposit; and whose counsel
shall certify that the petitioner's said suit, matter, or pro-
ceeding is meritorious; in which event the Court shall pass
an order allowing process to be issued and action taken with-
out such deposit.

And provided further that a deposit shall not be required
to be made in proceedings in the nature of an appeal to the
Common Law Courts of Baltimore City, to have reviewed any
decision of the State Industrial Accident Commission, and in
appeals from judgments rendered by the Justices of the Peace
appointed for each of the legislative districts of Baltimore