JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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shall be proceeded against and punished in the manner pre-
scribed by Article 27, section 47 of the Code of Public
General Laws, relating to "Defaulters;" provided, that all the
provisions of this Act relating to the quarterly returns to be
made by said police justice, and all the penalties and
forfeitures imposed on said police justice for failure to per-
form the duties imposed upon him by this Act, or by any
other law of the State of Maryland, shall be applicable to all
other justices of the peace having criminal jurisdiction in
Kent county.

138 G. That the fines, penalties and forfeitures of every

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kind for any and every offense and the costs that would be
due the police justice, under the heretofore existing laws of
this State, and which may hereafter be imposed by the police
justice herein created, shall be paid over to the County Com-
missioners of Kent county, and shall be kept by the County
Commissioners as a separate fund, and an account of such
funds shall be opened and kept on the books of the said com-
missioners, and the said commissioners shall use said fund to
pay the salary of said police justice, in so far as the same
may be sufficient ; and if in any year it shall be more than
sufficient for payment of said salary, then the balance remain-
ing of the said fund shall be appropriated to the payment of
constable fees against the said commissioners for services of
criminal process before the said police justice.

138 H. That in all cases where fines, penalties or forfeitures

Fines,
penalties, etc
paid to
County Com
missioners.

shall be imposed by said police justice, and an appeal shall be
taken, and the Circuit Court shall affirm the judgment of said
police justice, the fine, penalty, forfeiture and costs taxed by
said justice, to the extent of same imposed by said police
justice shall, when collected, be paid the said County Com-
missioners, to become a part of the aforesaid separate fund,
and be appropriated as hereinbefore required.

Become part
of separate
fund.

138 I. That the justice of the peace so selected as police
justice may be changed from time to time by the Governor at
his discretion, and any other justice of the peace may be
selected to perform the duties of the said police justice.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all Acts, general or local,

May be
changed.

inconsistent herewith, are hereby repealed in so far as they
may conflict with this Act.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
on the first day of May, nineteen hundred and two.

Approved April 8, 1902.

Repeal.