1522 LAWS OF MARYLAND. [CH. 633

CHAPTER 633
(House Bill 695)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section
96 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1947
Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace", sub-title "Trial
Magistrates System", relating to the distribution of fines
and costs in the Trial Magistrates' Courts of Dorchester
County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted "by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Section 96 of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1947 Supplement), title "Justices of the Peace",
sub-title "Trial Magistrates System", be and it is hereby
repealed and re-enacted with amendments, to read as follows:

96. (Costs. ) (a) All Justices of the Peace shall charge the
fees and costs authorized by law to be imposed in civil and
criminal cases, but all such fees and costs, and all tines,
penalties and forfeitures imposed and collected by Trial Mag-
istrates, shall be paid to the County Commissioners of their
respective counties, except fines, penalties, forfeitures and
costs for violations of the Motor Vehicle Laws, which shall be
promptly remitted to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles,
as now provided by law.

(b) All such fines, forfeitures, and penalties and costs so
remitted to the County Commissioners shall be retained and
used for county purposes, unless a different disposition is
expressly directed by statute; provided, however, that in
Frederick County, the County Commissioners shall within a
reasonable time, pay to the several incorporated municipali-
ties of said counties 50% of all fines, penalties and forfeitures
received by them arising from the violation of the ordinances
of any of the said incorporated municipalities.

(c) In Washington, Worcester, Prince George7s, St. Mary's,
Montgomery, Allegany, Anne Arundel, Calvert and Carroll
Counties the County Commissioners shall, within a reasonable
time, pay to the several incorporated municipalities of said
counties all fines penalties and forfeitures received by them
arising from the violation of the ordinances of any of the
said incorporated municipalities; it being the intention that,
although the fines, penalties and forfeitures received by the
County Commissioners are to be remitted to the municipalities
in the proportions named, the costs or fees imposed and col-
lected by said Trial Magistrates and remitted to the County
Commissioners, are to be retained by said County Commis-
sioners.