The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1872-04-19
herein, and are satisfied that they are just


and legal.
SEC A. And be it enacted, That any
usage or custom that may prevail in said
county, relating to fees or other items of
accounts, being charged against said cOun-
ty hys any of the officers aforesaid, or any
other person or persons, and allowed and
levied for by former boards of county com
missioners, but which were not expressly
authorized by law shall not be allowed to
have or take the force and effect of law,
but such usage or custom is hereby disal-
lowed and forbidden. And said county
commissioners in adjusting said accounts
and claims shall be governed by the rates
Of fees as fixed and set forth in the fee bill,
regulating the fees of said officers respec-
lively, in Article thirty eight of the code
of Public General Laws. And said county
commissioners shall not be liable to be COM
PEELED by mandamus or any other process
issued by any court to levy for any object
or purpose not expressly provided for by
law.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That no per-
son shall be compelled to pay any of said
officers fees, until there be presented to him,
or her fee bill, signed by the officer to
whom the fees are due, expressing the par.
ticulars for which such fees are charged,
and specifying fully and particularly, with.
out abbreviation, each and every item;
and said fee bill shall not contain a charge
for fee for any service, not expressly pro-
vided for by law, or greater fee than is
30 provided for, nor any charge for fee
for any service not performed at or before
the time, when such bill of fees is rendered.
Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That no Judge
of the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
nor any other Judge, shall allow any of the
officers aforesaid, or any other person or
attorney, under any pretence whatsoever,
any fee or fees under the denomination of
compensatory fees, for any service not speci.
fed, limited and appointed by Article
thirty eight of the code of Public General
Laws, or by some other law of the State.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That all the
officers named and referred to in this act,
shall and they are hereby required to make
fair tables of their respective fees, as speci-
fed, limited and appointed by the thirty
eighth article of the Code of Public Gene
raj Laws, and to post up and keep posted
up the same in their respective offices, in
some conspicuous and convenient part
thereof, for the inspection of all persons
who shall have business in said offices; and
if any of said officers shall neglect to keep
posted up table of the fees of his office,
as aforesaid, such officer shall be liable to
fine of ten dollars for each and every
week he neglects or refuses to comply with
the Provisions of this section, after the ex-
piration OF three months from the date of
the passage of this act, to be collected in
the same manner as other fines are coIlecta-
bic.
SEC. s. And be it enacted, That if any
Of said officers, viz the Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Hartford county, the Sheriff,
the Register of Wills or the States Attor-
ney of said county shall knowingly demand
or receive for any service or duty fee not
allowed by law; or q greater fee than
is allowed by law; or shall demand or re.
ceive fee for services or duty before the
same shall be actually performed, such Off
Ger so offending shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor, and shall, on conviction
thereof, be fined a sum not less than fifty
dollars and not more than one hundred dol.
lars, to be recovered with costs by indict-
ment in the Circuit Court for Hartford
county, and the office of such officer shall
be declared vacant, and the vacancy be
filled according to the requirements of law;
and it shall be the duty of the Judge or
Judges of the said Circuit Court to give
this act in charge to the grand jury at each
term Of said court to which grand jury is
summoned.
Sec. 0. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect and be in force from the
date of its passage; and all laws or parts
of law inconsistent Herewith are hereby
repealed.
Approved March 25th, 1872.
We hereby certify that the atoregoing is
u true copy of an act which passed the
General Assembly of Maryland, at the
January Session, 1872.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Senate.
MILTON Y. KYDD,
o1u Ehiaf Clark Housa of Doln~o+o,