Ch. 532                             MARVIN MANDEL, Governor                                1161

judges are further authorized to adopt any exceptions to said rules which they may
deem appropriate in the interest of justice.]

SECTION 2. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That Sections 12(a) and (b) of Article 36 of said Code (1971
Replacement Volume and 1972 Supplement), title "Fees of Officers," subtitle
"Clerks of Court," be and it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments,
to read as follows:

12.

[(a) The clerks of the various law courts of this State may charge and shall be
entitled to receive the fees hereinafter set forth for the performance of their duties,
as follows:

(1)   For issuing writs of process, summons and respondendum, except the
original writ issued at the time of filing suit $1.00

(2)  For issuing subpoenas for witnesses, for each witness $.50

(3)  For issuing every subpoena duces tecum $.50

(4)   For certified copy of docket entries under seal $2.50, and for making a
certified copy of each block or portion thereof $2.50

(5)    For entering order of satisfaction of judgment on justices' docket or
judgment of the people's court $1.00

(6)  For recording judgments rendered by justice of the peace or judges of the
people's court $2.50

(7)  For entering the original appearance of attorney for the defendant $1.00

(8)  For filing the original defense pleas of any defendant $1.00

(9)  For the attendance of the clerk, or his deputy, in court upon the hearing of
any motion before the court $2.00

(10)  For the renewal of any writ previously issued $1.00

(11)  For issuing any writ of fieri facias on any judgment $5.00

(12)  For issuing any writ of habere facias possessionem $5.00

(13)  For issuing any writ of retorno habendo $4.00

(14)  For issuing any attachment for contempt $4.00

(15)  For issuing a writ of mandamus $4.00

(16)  For continuing case on docket $1.00

(17)  For issuing supplementary proceedings and entering return thereof $4.00

(18)  For entering any confessed judgment $8.00

(19)  For recording the full proceedings of any action of ejectment among the
judicial records of the court $25.00

(20)  For receiving, filing, indexing and entering any federal tax lien $3.00. For
filing and entering release or waiver of same $3.00