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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 572

as soon as practicable; the said clerk shall give bond to the
State of Maryland, to be approved by the said County Com-
missioners, in the penalty of five thousand dollars, condi-
tioned for the faithful performance of the duties imposed
upon him as such clerk, which bond shall be recorded in the
office of the clerk of the Circuit Court of said county.
SEC...2. And be it enacted, That Section 51 of Article 9 of

Repeal.

the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled
" Charles County," subtitle " County Commissioners and
County Treasurer," and also the said Section 51 of the said
article as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 384 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1902, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That Section 54 of Article 9 of
the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled

Repeal.

" Charles County," .sub-title " County Commissioners and
County Treasurer," and also the said Section 54 of the said
article as repealed and re-enacted by Chapter 384 of the
Acts of the General Assembly of 1902, be and the same are
hereby repealed.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That Section 55 of Article 9 of

Repeal and
re-enact.

the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland, entitled
"Charles County," sub-title "County Commissioners and
County Treasurer," be and the same is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, so as to read as follows :
Section 55. It shall be the duty of the County Commis-
sioners to levy, for the use of the treasurer of Charles

Levy to be
made.

county, annually in advance, such sum of money as they
may deem sufficient to discharge all claim which may accrue
for the attendance of bailiffs, crier, messengers, jurors and
witnesses for the term of the Circuit Court for one year next
succeeding the first day of January after said levy, and the
said treasurer shall collect and have ready the said money
to pay said bailiffs, crier, messengers, jurors and witnesses,
in cash, at and during the said terms of Court, and imme-
diately upon the adjournment thereof, upon a certificate from
the clerk of said court, as to the amount due to each of the
same. Any failure upon the part of the said County Com-
missioners, to make the said levy as aforesaid, shall be
deemed a misdemeanor, for which they shall be liable to the

Penalty

penalty of a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor
more than one hundred dollars each, upon conviction before