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(2) For any action or service which includes an act of execution
or attachment, involving a seizure or a taking into custody of any
property, real or personal, or of any person, a fee of $4.00. If the
Sheriff incurs any actual expenses for the purpose of conserving and
protecting property seized, he shall be entitled to reimbursement 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
additional 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 paragraph
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.

CHAPTER 783
(House Bill 1479)

AN ACT to add new Section 25A to Article 36 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title "Fees of
Officers," subtitle "Sheriffs," to follow immediately after Section
25 to increase the fees of the Sheriff of Anne Arundel County.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That new Section 25A be and it is hereby added to Article 36 of the
Annotated Code of Maryland (1965 Replacement Volume), title
"Fees of Officers," subtitle "Sheriffs," thereof and to read as follows:

25 A.

(a) The sheriff of Anne Arundel County may 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
$4.00.

(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 $8.00. 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.