742                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 578

CHAPTER 578
(Senate Bill 604)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20 of
Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition),
title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Justices of the Peace", relating
to filing fees in magistrates court in Kent County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20 of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1957 Edition), title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Justices of the
Peace", be and the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, to read as follows:

20.

The justices of the peace of this State shall be entitled to receive
the fees allowed in the following table, and such fees shall be taxed
and paid by the party against whom judgment shall be rendered, to
wit:

For issuing each summons in debt or damages, or writ

of replevin..................................................................................................................................... .40

For each summons for witnesses, including all the wit-
nesses applied for at the same time....................................................................40

For venire to summon freeholders.................................................................50

For fieri facias ..............................................................................................................50

For venditioni exponas.............................................................................................50

For scire facias.....................................................................................................60

For every supersedeas.................................................................................................30

For every oath or affidavit.....................................................................................20

For probate of account.................................................................................................25

For every judgment rendered where there is no trial.................. 1.00

For every judgment rendered on trial...................................................... 1.00

For every warrant of attachment against a resident

debtor .......................................................................................................................................60

For every attachment against a nonresident or abscond-
ing debtor....................................................................................................................................... 1.50

For attachment of contempt .......................................................................50

For venire to summon a jury in case of forcible entry

and detainer, and summons to tenant ............................................................ 1.50

For taking inquisition and return thereof.......................................... 5.00

For warrant of restitution.................................................................................... 2.00

For taking every acknowledgment of every deed or
other instrument of writing from each person

making an acknowledgment......................................................................................30

For a certificate of estrays...................................................................................40

For issuing writ of attachment by way of execution...................60

For taking replevin or other bonds ...........................................................50

For entering every continuance.......................................................................15

Explanation: Italics indicate new matter added to existing law.

[Brackets] indicate matter stricken from existing law.
CAPITALS indicate amendments to bill.
Strike out indicates matter stricken out of bill.