ALBERT C. RITCHIE, GOVERNOR. 1105

"Frederick County, " sub-title ''Justices of the Peace and Con-
stables, " said new section to immediately follow Section 487
and to be designated as Section 487A, and to read as follows:

Section 487A. Whenever any civil 'action of debt, distraint,
replevin, attachment or any other civil action whatsoever within
the jurisdiction of a Justice of the Peace, is instituted or begun,
by any plaintiff or plaintiffs residing within or without Fred-
erick County, either individually or as a partnership or cor-
poration, before a Justice of the Peace in any of the election
districts in Frederick County including the Justices of the Peace
in Frederick City, against any defendant or defendants in Fred-
erick County, said plaintiff or plaintiffs, shall at the time of
the bringing of his, her, their or its suits, pay to the said
Justice of the Peace, in advance, all the costs covering institu-
tion of suit, service of process including all Sheriff's or Con-
stable's fees, and all other costs which may be involved as far
as can be determined by the Justice of the Peace in carrying
the proceedings to a conclusion, whatever kind of civil proceed-
ings they may be, said costs so paid in advance to be appor-
tioned and paid by the said Justice to the Constable in or
Sheriff of Frederick County as they or either may be entitled
and to said Justice himself, said costs or fees to be the legal
fees authorized by the Code of Public General Laws of Mary-
land.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take
effect. June 1, 1929.

Approved April 11, 1929.

CHAPTER 429.

AN ACT to authorize and empower the Board of County Com-
missioners of Kent County to borrow upon the faith and
credit of said County to the amount of One Hundred Thou-
sand Dollars ($100, 000), and to issue and sell bonds therefor,
the proceeds thereof to be used by the said Board of County
Commissioners for the building, improving, construction or
reconstruction of public roads in Kent County; to levy such
sum as may be necessary to pay such bonds and interest
thereon, as they may mature and to provide that said loan
shall not be made by the County Commissioners unless it has
been approved by a majority of the votes cast by the qualified
voters of Kent County in a special election.