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services required of him by this article shall be allowed pay for
his time as above provided. When any judge or clerk does not
perform all the services required by this article, then such
board of supervisors of elections shall audit his time and allow
him compensation only for the time during which he has
actually served. Provided, that in St. Mary's County judges
and clerks of election shall be paid an additional fifty cents
each per hour for every hour of work done after the closing of
the polls on any election day, including work done on the day
following such election day.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted. That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1927.
Approved April 5, 1927.
CHAPTER 542.
AN ACT to repeal and re-enact with amendments Section 55
of Article 19 of the Public Local Laws of Maryland (1888
Edition), title "St. Mary's County, " sub-title "Justices of
the Peace and Constables, " providing that Justices shall
receive $2. 50 for each criminal case in lieu of other fees.
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 55 of Article 19 of the Public Local
Laws of Maryland (1888 Edition), title "St. Mary's County, "
sub-title "Justices of the Peace and Constables, " be and the
same is hereby repealed and re-enacted with amendments to
read as follows:
55. Constables in the said counties shall be entitled to the
fees prescribed by law for the particular services rendered by
them under the preceding section; and the said justices shall
be entitled to charge for their respective services in said crim-
inal cases the fee of $2. 50 for each such case tried or other-
wise disposed of, in lieu of all other fees in such case or
cases; and such fee shall be assessed as costs in the same
manner as fees have heretofore been assessed as costs,
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1927.
Approved April 5, 1927.
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