THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

the award or judgment be rendered against the com-
pany.

CHAPTER 271.

CHAP. 271.

An act to limit the number of Constables in the several
Election districts in Anne Arundel county, and to
increase their Fees.

Passed Mar. 22,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the first day of April
next, the Commissioners of Anne Arundel county he,
and they are hereby required to appoint, not exceeding
three suitable persons for the office of constable in
each election district in said county, who shall, when
so appointed, comply with, and strictly adhere to the
laws of this State now existing in relation to consta-
bles and their fees, except so far as hereinafter provi-
ded for.

Three consta-
bles for each
E. District.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the
first day of April next, the several constables in the
several election districts in Anne Arundel county shall
be allowed to take and receive, for their services the
following fees, and no more: for serving a warrant for
debt under fifty dollars and return, forty cents; for
serving warrant over fifty dollars and return, fifty
cents; for serving State's warrant .and return, fifty
cents; for serving scire facias and return, forty cents;
for inflicting stripes agreeable to a judgment of a jus-
tice of the peace, fifty cents; for delivering a person
committed over to the jailor, one dollar; for dispersing
tumultuous meetings of negroes, such sum as the com-
missioners of said county may think proper, not ex-
ceeding twenty-five dollars in any one year; for taking
up runaways, six dollars; for levying fieri facias and
return, twenty cents: for serving execution on body
and return, twenty cents; for summoning jury of in-
quest for each person summoned, twelve and a half
cents; for serving an attachment for contempt, fifty
cents; for levying distress for rent, one dollar and
twenty-five cents, for which cost the tenant shall in
all cases bo liable to the landlord; for summoning ap-

Fees for duties.