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192 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 85
sentatives of the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles acting under
his direction.
Any Justice of the Peace violating any provision of this
section, or failing or refusing to make the returns of convic-
tions to the Motor Vehicle Commissioner elsewhere provided
for in this sub-title, shall be subject to removal as provided in
Section 42 of Article IV of the Constitution.
The fees of constables in cases involving violations of the
Motor Vehicle Laws of this State shall be as follows:
For serving each State warrant and making his return
thereon, seventy-five cents, but such fee shall not be charged
in any case in which such arrest has been made directly by such
constable without warrant, in which event the constable making
such arrest shall receive a fee of twenty-five cents, which fee in
either event shall cover any other official service he may render
in connection with the trial of the accused.
No constable shall under any circumstances receive or
attempt to collect any fine, charge or deposit of collateral for
appearance in any case involving a violation of the Motor
Vehicle Laws of this State, and any constable violating this
provision or collecting or attempting to collect any charge or
fee in excess of those above enumerated, or accepting any sum
of money from a person arrested by him in consideration of
immunity from prosecution shall be subject to removal as pro-
vided by the Constitution.
No sheriff in this State shall be entitled to any fee for his
services in connection with any prosecution under the Motor
Vehicle Law of this State in excess of the fees prescribed for
Sheriffs by Article 36 of the Public General Laws, all or any
local laws to the contrary notwithstanding.
No motorcycle deputy appointed or employed by the Com-
missioner of Motor Vehicles shall directly or indirectly be
entitled to or receive any fee or charge of any kind for services
rendered by him in connection with any prosecution for a.
violation of any of the provisions of this sub-title.
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