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6. All other civil suits—on defendant....................................     6.50

Each additional defendant..............................................     2.50

Process will be reissued once for original costs

Each additional reissue thereafter................................     3.50

21.

(a)    They shall be entitled to be paid in criminal cases by the
county or City of Baltimore, as the case may be, the following fees:

For issuing each State writ........................................................ $ .25

For search warrant.......................................................................25

For taking recognizance of witnesses, each.............................25

For taking recognizances in each case reported to court........ .25

For every commitment...............................................................25

For every release...........................................................................25

For holding an inquest upon a deceased person.................... 5.00

For issuing an attachment for a witness refusing to

attend on summons of a commissioner.................................50

For taking depositions in cases of contested elections, per day 3.00

(b)    In Cecil County the justices of the peace shall be entitled
to be paid one dollar ($1.00) for each commitment.

(c)    In Calvert County, notwithstanding any other provisions of
this section, the following fees shall be paid by any defendant who
shall be found guilty and ordered as a part of his punishment to
pay the costs—for each criminal warrant $4.00. In cases of the
compromise with the consent of the State's Attorney of warrants
charging assault, battery or assault and battery in lieu of the costs
above the costs for each such warrant shall be $8.00.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
June 1, 1965.

Approved April 8, 1965.

CHAPTER 292
(House Bill 1029)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 96 (7)
of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Replace-
ment Volume), title "Insurance Code," subtitle "6. Investments of
Life Insurers," relating to required reserve investments of life
insurers, allowing investments in first mortgages and deeds of
trust to an amount not to exceed 75% of the fair market value of
the real estate, of which 66⅔% of such fair market value may be
included in reserves and capital investments.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 96 (7) of Article 48A of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Insurance Code," subtitle
"6. Investments of Life Insurers," be and it is hereby repealed and
re-enacted, with amendments, to read as follows: