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pay in full or in part the cost of maintaining such child, he or
they may be required to do so, and the Court shall have full
power and jurisdiction to pass such order or decree as may seem
just and proper, and to enforce obedience to such order as the
Courts of the State of Maryland now have or may hereafter
have conferred upon them.

SEC. 13. And be it enacted, That all costs incurred by the
prosecution of cases under this Act shall be paid by the County
Commissioners of Baltimore County, except as hereinbefore
provided, but in no case shall any attorney's appearance fee,
or any clerk's or sheriff's fee, be taxed as part of the costs of
such proceedings, but all costs incurred by the clerk of the
Court for the purchase of books shall be charged as a part of
the expense of his office. In no case shall any petitioner be
held liable for any costs of the case he or she may institute un-
less the Court shall be satisfied that the case was instituted
without justification or through prejudice, upon which finding
all costs of the proceedings shall be paid by the petitioner.
When any constable may serve any summons or notice of the
Court, there shall be taxed as part of the costs of the case the
usual fee for such services.

SEC. 14. And be it enacted, That the provisions of this Act
shall be construed as conferring additional and supplementary
powers and jurisdiction on said Court and not in substitution
of or in conflict with any other powers possessed by the Cir-
cuit Court for Baltimore County under any existing general or
local laws.

SEC. 15. And be it enacted, That all laws or parts of laws
now in force in the State of Maryland, in conflict with the pro-
visions of this Act, are hereby repealed to the extent of such
conflict, but no further.

SEC. 16. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.

Approved April 4th, 1914.

CHAPTER 172.

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Sections 6 and
10 of Chapter 210 of the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, January Session, 1912, entitled "An Act to provide
for the taxation of dogs in Howard County and creating a