1834.

LAWS OF M4RYLAND.

CHAP. 208.

CHAPTER 208

Fused Mar 13, 1835

An act to regulate the Compensation of Jurors, Judges of the
Orphans' Court, Judges of the Levy Court Commissioners
of the Tax, and Witnesses, for Caroline County.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assembly by
the petition of sundry citizens of Caroline county, praying
that the present mode of compensating Jurors, Judges of
the Orphans' Court, Judges of the Levy Court, Commis-
sioners of the Tax, and witnesses, who may serve as such,
each in their respective capacities, may be changed to a
per diem and mileage allowance, — Therefore,

Per diem allow-

ance

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That each and every Juror, summoned to the
County Court of Caroline County, and Judges of the Or-
phans' Court, Judges of the Levy Court, and Commissioners
of the lax, shall henceforth be entitled to receive the sum
of one dollar and fifty cents for each day that each of the
said Jurors, Judges of the Orphans' Court, Judges of the

Mileage.

Levy Court, and Commissioners of the Tax, shall serve in
their different capacities, and in addition thereto, an allow-
ance of five cents per mile for every mile that his place of
residence shall be distant from Denton, the place where the
different courts and commissioners of the tax transact their
business, to be levied, collected, and paid, in the same man-
ner, and at the same time, with his per diem allowance, and
he shall be entitled to receive mileage for each day he shall
attend said Courts as juror, judge of the orphans' court,
judge of the levy court, or as commissioner of the tax for
said county

Sec. 2 And be it enacted, That each and every witness,
hereafter to be summoned to attend the County Courts of
Caroline county, shall be entitled to receive for each day in
which he or she shall attend as witness, the sum of sixty
cents, and in addition thereto, an allowance of five cents per
mile for every mile that his or her place of residence shall
be distant from the place of holding the County Courts of
Caroline county, and to be levied, collected, and paid, in
the same manner, and at the same tune, with his or her per
diem allowance, and he or she shall be entitled to receive
mileage for each and every day such witness shall attend
the Court