1636                            LAWS OF MARYLAND                     [CH. 748

CHAPTER 748
(House Bill 1215)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 26 of
Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1968 Supplement),
title "Fees of Officers," subtitle "Sheriffs," to provide the fees of
the sheriff of Baltimore County for the several services and duties
he performs.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 26 of Article 36 of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1968 Supplement), title "Fees of Officers," subtitle "Sheriffs," be
and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, to read
as follows:

26. Prince George's County and Baltimore County

(a)    Notwithstanding any other provision of this article the
Sheriff for Prince George's County and for Baltimore County, shall
charge and collect these fees:

(1)    For any action or service which involves only the serving
of a paper and is not an act of execution or attachment, a fee of
$5.00.

(2)    For any action or service which includes an act of execu-
tion or attachment, involving a seizure or a taking into custody of
any property, real or personal, or of any person, a fee of $10.00. If
the Sheriff incurs any actual expenses for the purpose of conserving
and protecting property seized, he shall be entitled to reimburse-
ment for such expenditures.

(b)    If the act of execution or attachment leads into an actual
sale of property, the several sheriffs may charge and collect an addi-
tional poundage fee, computed on the sale price of the property sold,
as follows:

(1)    For personal property: 3% of the first $5,000.00 of sale
price, plus 2% of the second $5,000.00 of sale price, plus 1% of any
portion of the sale price in excess of $10,000.00. Under this para-
graph in any event, the minimum fee is $3.00 [and] the maximum
fee is $500.00.

(2)    For real property: 1½% of the first $5,000.00 of sale price,
plus 1% of the second $5,000.00 of sale price, plus ½ of 1% of any
portion of the sale price in excess of $10,000.00. Under this para-
graph in any event, the minimum fee is $1.50 and the maximum fee
is $250.00

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1969.

Approved May 14, 1969.