The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-07-13

cript from the doket, fifteen cents; for
every search, ten cents; binding appren-
tees, each Justice twenty-five cenis.
For issuing each State writ, twenty
five cents; for search.warTant, twenty
five cents; for taking recoguizanccs Of
witnesses, each twenty FIVE cents; for
taking recognizances 10 each case re-
ported to court, twenty FIVE cents; for
every commitment, twenty five cents;
for every releasement, twenty.fv cents;
for holding an inquest upon a deceased
person, five dollars; for issuing an at
tachment for witness refusing to attend
on summons of commissioner, for
taking depositions 10 cases Of contested
elections, per day, three dollars.
CoNsTABLE's FEEs.--The several
Constables 10 this State shall be onti.
tied to demand and receive the following
fees, to wit:
For serving State warrant aud return,
seventy-hye cents; for serving search
warrant, seventy FIVE cents; for sum.
mons in civil suit aud return, forty five
cents; for serving summons for witness
and return, each witness, twenty cents:
Tor serving scieri facias and return, forty
cents; for levyiug fori facias and re.
turn, twenty cents; for delivering per-
son committed over to the Jailor. sew.
euty five cents, aud five cents per mile
for every mile he may have to travel,
aud the actual necessary travelling ex
penses Of each prisoner; for summoning
jury on inquest, each juror, fifteen
cents; for levying attachments lor con
tempt, sevcnty.fiyo cents; for serving
writ Of rcpleyin and return, forty FIVE
cents for serving warrant for distraint,
twenty-five cents; summouingandsWear
ing appraisers on distress for rent, and
ia repleyin, each appraiser, twenty Eve
cents for serving an attachment 10 the
hands of each garDishee, fifty cents for
killing dog, found killing sheep, to be
paid by tho owuer Of the dog, four dol
lars; for poundagc fees on any distraint,
repleyin. attachment or fori facias,
eight per cent. on the first twenty five
dollars, and three per cent on the resi-.
due; but IL the defendant shall super.
sede the judgment on which the execu. +.
tion or attachment shall have issued
within four days after the same shall
have been levied Or served, the Con-
stable shall only be entitled to receive
one half of said poundagc feos Tor ar
resting any person charged with mis-
demeanor for entering any enclosure
aad destroying property thcroiu, in the
limits Of the city Of Baltimore or within
four miles thereof, one dollar.
The County Commissioners 10 the
several counties, and tho Mayor aud
City Council Of Baltimore shall levy on
the assessable property Of their respec-
tive counties or the said city, the amount
OF fees that the Constablcs Of the sew
eral counties or the said city are entitled
to receive for executing criminal busi-
ness ProUidef, that nothing contained
IN this section shall exempt any crimi-
nal from paying the cost of his arrest,
IT he shall be sufficient ability to do so.
GAME.-No person shall trap, shoot,
or in any manner, catch or kill any par
tridgcs between the fifteenth day OF
January aud the first day Of October,
nor any woodeock between the first Of
February and the tenth of June, nor
any pheasants between the first OF Feb
ruary aud the twelfth Of August in
each year.
No person keeping tavern, rcstaur.
ant or eating house, nor any market
man shall expose for sale or have ia his
possession in this State any partridge,
woodcock or pheasant, between the
times within which the killing Of such
birds is forbidden by the preceding
section.
Any person violating either Of the
preceding sections shall pay fine Of
five dollars, to be recovered before a
justice of the peace of the county whore
the offence was committed.
BUSINESS LAW The following briel
compilation Of business law is worth a
careful preservation, as it contains the
essence OF q large amount OF legal
verbiage:
IL is not legally necessary to say on
a note ''for value received"
A note made on Sunday is void.
Contracts made on Sunday cannot be
enforced.
A note made by minor is void.
A contract made with minor is void.
A contract made with lunatic is
void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from a
person in state Of intoxication cannot
be collected.
III note is lost or stolen, IL docs not
release the maker, he must pay il, If
the consideration for which it was given
and the amount can be proven.
An endorser Of a note is exempt from
liability If not served with notice Of
dishonor within twenty -fo1r hours Of
its non payment
Notes bear interest only when SO
stated.
Principals are responsible for the
acts of their agents.
Ignorance Of tho law excuses 20 one.
IL Is a fraud to conceal fraud.
The law compcls no Que to do impos-
sibilities.
An agreement without consideration
is void.
Signatures made with lead pencil
arc good in law
A receipt for money is not always
conclusive.
The acts Of Que partner binds all the
rest
The wife Is the sun of The social
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