1334 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [Ca. 759

after Section 10 of said Article, providing for the payment
of certain sums to the Clerks of certain courts by plaintiffs
in said courts, toward the payment of court costs, and re-
pealing certain local laws.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That a new section be and it is hereby added to Article
24 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1939 Edition), title
"Costs", said new section to be known as Section 11, to follow
immediately after Section 10 of said Article, and to read as
follows:

11. (a) The Clerks of the Circuit Courts of the counties
and the Clerks of the Civil Common Law Courts of Baltimore
City shall not docket any suit or issue process in any original
suit, matter, proceeding or action-at-law until the plaintiff, or
some one in his behalf, shall first deposit with the Clerk of the
Court in which such suit, matter or proceeding shall be
brought, toward the payment of the costs of the Clerk and
Sheriff for which plaintiff is liable, the following sums, viz:

(1) For and on account of the Clerk's costs for docketing
such suit, matter or proceeding, the sum of $2. 50 in the coun-
ties and the sum of $3. 75 in Baltimore City; (2) For and on
account of the services of the Sheriff in serving the writ of
summons on each defendant the sum of 75 cents in the coun-
ties and the sum of $1. 35 for each corporate defendant and
95 cents for each other defendant in Baltimore City.

(b) Such deposits need not be made by any person, who by
petition under oath filed in such suit, matter or proceeding or
action-at-law, shall satisfy the Judge thereof that the peti-
tioner is not able to make such deposit, and whose counsel
shall certify that the petitioner's said suit, matter, proceeding
or action-at-law is meritorious, in which event the Court shall
pass an order allowing process to be issued and action taken
without such deposit. Any wilful false swearing in any oath
or affidavit under the provisions of this sub-title shall be
punishable as perjury under the criminal laws of the State.

(e) Such deposits shall not be required to be made in pro-
ceedings in the nature of an appeal to the Common Law
Courts of Baltimore City to have reviewed any decision of the
State Industrial Accident Commission, and in appeals from
judgments rendered by the People's Court.

(d) This Section (11) shall be applicable only in Baltimore
City, Anne Arundel, Harford, Somerset, Wicomico and Wor-
cester Counties.