522                              Laws of Maryland                       [Ch. 389

and to be under the new sub-title "Justices of the Peace", providing
authority for the Circuit Court for Talbot County to prescribe
rules of practice and procedure in all cases or actions before the
Trial Magistrates in Talbot County, including service by regis-
tered or certified mail, and the fees and costs to be charged in
civil and criminal cases before Justices of the Peace for Talbot
County, and to provide for the disposition of said fees and costs.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Sections 269 to 272, inclusive, be and they are hereby
added to Article 21 of the Code of Public Local Laws of Maryland
(1930 Edition), title "Talbot County", to follow immediately after
Section 268 thereof, and to be under the new sub-title "Justices of
the Peace", and to read as follows:

269.    The Circuit Court for Talbot County is authorized to pre-
scribe by general rules the practice and procedure in all cases or ac-
tions before Justices of the Peace designated as Trial Magistrates in
Talbot County. Such rules shall neither abridge, enlarge nor modify
the substantive rights of any litigant, but as used in this sub-title,
the terms "practice and procedure" shall be liberally construed, and
without intending hereby to limit their comprehensive application,
shall be deemed to include process, writs, pleading, parties, trials
and judgments. Such general rules shall take effect on the date as
prescribed therein. Upon taking effect such rules and any subsequent
amendments or additions thereto, shall supersede any prior incon-
sistent public general or public local law. Such rules may be rescinded,
changed, modified or added to from time to time by the Circuit
Court for Talbot County or by the General Assembly, and such alter-
ations or additions to the rules shall become effective at such time as
the Circuit Court for Talbot County or the General Assembly shall
provide.

270.    The Circuit Court for Talbot County is also authorized to
prescribe, in the manner set forth in Section 269, in civil actions for
service of summons, which may include as a part thereof a copy of
the statement of claim and verification, by registered or certified mail
with return receipt.

271.    The Justices of the Peace designated as Trial Magistrates in
Talbot County shall be entitled to receive and collect the following
fees and costs, which fees and costs shall be in substitution of any
fees and costs now provided for by law:

For docketing, indexing and trial, including judg-
ment or dismissal of any civil action or pro-
ceeding..................................................................................................................... $4.50

For docketing, indexing, trial and verdict in any

criminal case or proceeding................................................................ 4.50

For issuing writs of fieri facias...................................................... 1.00

For certified copy of judgment..................................................__..... 1.00

For preparing transcript of docket entries, wheth-
er in connection with an appeal or other-
wise.......................................................................................................................... 1.00

272.    Except in the case of motor vehicle law violations as pro-
vided in Section 104 (a) of Article 52 of the Annotated Code of Mary-