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visions of this section, each defendant FOUND GUILTY in any crim-
inal case in the magistrates courts, shall pay a fee of four dollars
($4.00).

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1961.

Approved April 24, 1961.

CHAPTER 510
(House Bill 421)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 20 of
Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1960 Supple-
ment), title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Justices of the Peace",
prescribing fees to be paid upon the filing of suits in the Magis-
trates Courts of Anne Arundel County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 20 of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1960 Supplement), title "Fees of Officers", sub-title "Justices of
the Peace", be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amend-
ments, 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 witnesses

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 absconding

debtor........................................................................................ 1.50

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

For venire to summon a jury in case of forcible entry and de-
tainer, 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 in-
strument of writing from each person making an acknowl-
edgement.....................................................................................30