346                              LAWS OF MARYLAND                       [CH. 183

County of certain civil processes, executions, writs or levys issued
by trial magistrates; providing for the costs and fees which may
be collected by such sheriff and magistrates; and relating generally
to the trial magistrates system in said county.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 117 of Article 52 and Section 20 of Article 36 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1957 Edition and 1962 Supplement),
titles "Justices of the Peace" and "Fees of Officers", respectively, sub-
titles "Trial Magistrates System" and "Justices of the Peace",
respectively, be and they are hereby repealed and re-enacted, with
amendments, and to read as follows:

117.

When two trial magistrates are assigned by this sub-title for
services in the same town or locality, either of said magistrates shall
have authority to try civil or criminal cases originating before or
removed to the other magistrate, whenever necessary for the con-
venience and prompt trial of such cases, and in accordance with the
mutual arrangement by said magistrates of their schedules of trials
to that end.

Process, execution, or any other writ requiring service upon a
person or levy upon property, which may issue from any trial magis-
trate, may be directed by such trial magistrate to any constable ap-
pointed under this sub-title and return thereon shall be made by such
constable to the trial magistrate who issues such writ; provided that
in Cecil County all such processes, executions, writs or levys shall
instead be directed to the sheriff of said county who shall make return
thereon as herein provided.

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 render on trial........................................................................1.00

For every warrant of attachment against a resident debtor.............60