PHILLIPS LEE GOLDSBOROUGH, GOVERNOR. 595

mitted by the Court or Judge, and any person who shall inter-
fere in any way with the execution of any order made or passed
by the Court or Judge in the exercise of the powers conferred
by this Act, may be cited before such Court or Judge, and upon
conviction of the offense charged against him by such Court or
Judge, shall be fined not exceeding fifty dollars, or may be com-
mitted to the County Jail for a term not exceeding sixty days,
but if the person so charged with the offense shall pray a jury
trial, such case shall be referred to the Circuit Court, and there
be tried before a Jury as other criminal cases are tried. Pro-
vided, however, that nothing contained herein shall be construed
to deprive the Judge or Court sitting as a Juvenile Court of
the powers now conferred upon the Judge or Court to punish for
contempt.

SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That all fines imposed
by the Court or Judge under this Act, shall be. collected as fines
are now collected by the Circuit Court for Harford County in
the exercise of its criminal jurisdiction, and when so collected
shall be paid over to the County Commissioners of Harford
County. Whenever the said Court may determine that a parent
or custodian of any child coming within the provisions of this
Act, is able to pay the cost of the proceeding against such child,
and it is proper that he should pay the said costs, or to 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 con-
ferred upon them.

SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That all costs incurred
by the prosecution of cases under this Act shall "be paid by the
County Commissioners of Harford County, except as herein-
before provided, but in no case shall any attorney's appearance
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 unless the Court shall be satisfied
that the case was instituted without jurisdiction 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.