634 LAWS OF MARYLAND [CH. 336

(1951 Edition), title "Fines and Forfeitures", increasing
the fines fund of the Bar Library of Baltimore City to
$20, 000. 00 a year.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Section 5 (a) of Article 38 of the Anno-
tated Code of Maryland (1951 Edition), title "Fines and
Forfeitures", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted,
with amendments, to read as follows:

5. (a) One-half of the fines imposed and recognizances
forfeited. to the Circuit Court for the several counties of
the State, shall be paid to the clerks of the respective courts,
to be expended under the direction of the judge or judges
of said courts, for the augmentation of the libraries of said
courts, and one-half of the fines and recognizances received
by the City Treasurer of Baltimore City from the justices
of the peace in Baltimore City and the Sheriff of Baltimore
City, as adjudged by and accruing in the Criminal Courts
of Baltimore City, and collected and received by or through
the said Sheriff, shall be paid by the City Treasurer to the
Library Company of the Baltimore Bar for its use and
benefit, said sum to the Library Company of the Baltimore
Bar not to exceed, however, in any year the sum of [Fif-
teen Thousand Dollars ($15, 000. 00)] Twenty Thousand
Dollars ($20, 000. 00). This section not to apply to Queen
Anne's, Anne Arundel and Talbot Counties. No commis-
sion or charge shall be paid to any Clerk of the Court for
collecting and paying over said fines.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall
take effect June 1, 1953.

Approved April 6, 1953.

CHAPTER 336
(House Bill 455)

AN ACT to repeal, Section 427A of Article 6 of the Code
of Public Local Laws of Maryland (1930 Edition), title
"Caroline County", sub-title "Preston" as the same was
enacted by Chapter 838 of the Acts of 1945 and to enact
in lieu thereof a new section to be known as Section
427A to follow immediately after Section 427 of said

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