1932 ' LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 1007

vision or collecting or attempting to collect any charge or fee
in excess of those above enumerated, or accepting any sum
of money from a person arrested by him in consideration of
immunity from prosecution, shall be subject to removal as
provided by the Constitution.

No Sheriff in this State shall be entitled to any fee for his
services in connection with any prosecution under the Motor
Vehicle Laws of this State in excess of the fees prescribed for
Sheriffs by Article 36 of the Public General Laws, all or any
local laws to the contrary nothwithstanding.

273. WITNESS NOT ENTITLED TO FEE. No constable, sheriff,
deputy sheriff, police officer or other peace officer shall be en-
titled to receive any fee for testifying as a witness in any case
involving a violation of the Motor Vehicle Laws.

274. VIOLATION OF PROMISE TO APPEAR, (a) Any person
wilfully violating his written promise to appear in court, given
as provided in this Article, is guilty of a misdemeanor regard-
less of the disposition of the charge upon which he was orig-
inally arrested.

(b) A written promise to appear in court may be complied
with by an appearance by counsel.

275A. PROVISIONS INCONSISTENT WITH TRIAL MAGISTRATE
SYSTEM. In case of any conflict with the provisions of Sec-
tions 26'0 to 274 of this Article inclusive in regard to jurisdic-
tions and procedure, with, Article 52 "Trial Magistrate Sys-
tem", the provisions of said latter Article are to apply.

277. PAYMENT OF TAXES—COUNTIES, (a) Taxes due and
owing must be paid. The Department of Motor Vehicles is
hereby authorized and directed to refuse to issue or transfer
any plate or marker, certificate of registration or title for any
motor vehicle unless all taxes due and owing on the motor
vehicle described in the certificate of registration or title so to
be issued or transferred have been paid provided each motor
vehicle is separately assessed apart from the assessment on any
other motor vehicle or kind or class of assessable property and
provided the tax to be levied on such motor vehicle is permitted
to be paid separate and apart from the payment of all other
taxes.

(b) And it shall be mandatory upon the County Commis-
sioners to provide for separate assessments and separate tax
bills.

(e) This section shall apply only in the cases of taxes be-
coming due and owing in the year 1939 and thereafter.