The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1904-05-07
Mer1 Advertisements.

Caunty IN the exercise OF Lne1r criminal 1uriS-
diction said police officers to receive no addi-
tional compensation for such services in the
twelfth election district all writs warrants as
aforesaid issued by any Justice of the peace
other than the station house justice aforesaid
shall be delivered for service or execution to q
police officer of said district. and shall not be
delivered to or served by any constable of said
district, provided, however, that the station
house justice appointed for said district may in
his discretion deliver writs, warrants, subpGnas
and commitments to either constable or police
officer in his discretion.
142C. No justice of the peace. in any case of
debt or damages whatever, shall issue sum-
mons for the defendant. except on application
for the same by the plaintiff or his attorney, in
person or in writing, accompanied with the
execution except upon the order of the plaintiff
or his attorney. in person or in writing; and if
any justice of the peace shall issue summons
or execution contrary to the provisions of this
section, or if any constable shall knowingly
serve the same. such justice or constable shall
be liable to indictment in the Circuit Court for
Baltimore county. and on conviction shall be
disqualified from holding his office.
142D. No justice of the peace for said county
shall engage in the discharge of his duties as
justice in bar-room of tavern or public
house of that character; and any Justice so
grand jury of said county, and on conviction
shall be fined twenty dollars, to be paid to the
County Commissioners of said county for the
use of the county; and on second conviction
shall be disqualified from holding Office
142E. 1t shall be the duty of the County Com
mssioners. on the last Tuesday in April in each
year. to appoint one of the constables in each
district of the county to inspect licenses in the
district; and the constables so appointed shall
visit every place of business in his district,
the proprietors whereof are required to have
licenses Immediately before the May and De-
proprietor of each place of business to produce
a license; and in case of a refusal to produce
the same, the constable shall arrest the proprie.
tor so refusing and take him before justice of
the peace, who shall take recognizance from
him, with security, to appear before the next
term of court to answer the charge of selling
without license and if upon trial of such per-
son so recognized, he shall produce license, the
dcted to pay the COST 81 tSe ses
punishment for his refusal to produce the
the said constables shall return to the grand
juries for the said terms of the Circuit Court
lists of all places of business in their respective
districts, which list shall contain the names of
persons doing business at each place, the char
acter of business, the date of the license, which
shall include the year for which it is issued, and
the name therein. Each constable appointed by
the County Commissioners as inspector of Ii
cense shall receive from them fee OF ten cents
| for each license inspected by him, on making
| affidavit that he has personally Inspected said
| license.
entitled to the fees prescribed by law for the
| particular services rendered by them; provided
that no constable in said county shall be enti-
| tied to receive from the County Commissioners
more than fifteen dollars in fees for his services
| in criminal cases in any one month and pro-
| vided further, that no constable shall be eEti-
tied to receive any fee in connection with the
| case of any person charged with violating the
provisions of Chapter 39I OF the Acts OF 1877. NO
constable shall deputize any person to act in the
service of any writ whatever for him or in his
| behalf.
142G. Justices of the peace in Baltimore coun-
ty shall be entitled to charge for their services
| in criminal cases the following fees: For issu-
ing each State writ, twenty-five cents: for each
summons for witnesses, including all the wit
| nesses ordered by the same party or side at one
| time, twenty-five cents; provided, that II more
than five witnesses be ordered by the same party
shall be entitled to receive twenty five cents
| additional for each additional five witnesses or
| affidavit, ten cents; for each hearing or trial,
| one dollar; for every commitment. twenty-five
cents for every release, twenty-five cents for
| taking recognizances in each case reported to
| the Circuit Court, twenty-five cents; for taking
| recognizances in each case for hearing or trial
| before Justice of the peace, twenty five cents
for taking recognizances of all witnesses in any
| one case, twenty-five cents each; provided, that
no recognizance for the appearance OF any wit
| peace be satisfied that the same is absolutely
| necessary to secure the ends of justice and the
ment for contempt, twenty-five cents provided,
that no justices of the peace appointed to sit at
the station houses at Mt. Winans and st: Denis.
respectively, in the thirteenth election district,
shall be entitled to receive from the County
Commissioners more than forty dollars as fees
for his services in criminal cases in any one
| month, and that no Justice of the peace, other
than station house justice, shall be entitled to
receive from said County Commissioners more
than ten dollars fees for his services in crimi-
nal cases in any one month; and that the justice
of the peace selected to sit at the station house,
in Canton, in the twelfth election district, shall
receive from the County Commissioners the
sum of eighty-three dollars and thirty three
| cents per month, or proportionate part there
station house, under the selection of the Gov
ernor, as hereinbefOre set forth; which sum of
money shall be paid to him by the Treasurer of
| Baltimore county on the order of the County
Commissioners at the end of each month of his
said service, or proportionable part thereof at
Service of such Justice Of the peace at said sta
ton house may terminate. as hereinbefore pro-
Ei9s4 aud le dnftinf ST TIE Aeontrt, as
hereinafter provided, or receive any gratuity
for granting any release, or for the performance
of any duty required by law.
142H. The aforesaid fees of said constables
and justices for said county shall be taxed
against and paid by the party against whom
judgment shall be rendered, unless he or she be
discharged therefrom by due course of law; if
is unable to pay the same such fees shall be
paid by said County Commissioners, subject to
l42G.
142I. Every Justice of the peace appointed
under TINS SUB dlviSlon OF TINS article snail ME
with the County Commissioners of Baltimore
county on the first Wednesday of each and
every month an account, verified by his oath or
ties imposed by him under the laws of this State
and received during the preceding month I;
which said account shall show the names of the
| respective defendants, the Acts of Assembly,
provisions of law, or charges under which said
fines, forfeitures and penalties were respective
i ly Imposed, ana the amounts PAID In eaCh case
by the said respective defendants; and the said
justices of the peace at the time of filing said
account the station house Justice selected to
| sit at the Canton station house excepted, shall
| pay over to the County Commissioners the
| amount of said fines, penalties and forfeitures
so received for the use of the county; and the
justice of the peace selected to sit at the station
| house at Canton, in the twelfth election dis
trict, as aforesaid in addition to filing month
| ly account and report as above, shall make q
! daily report of and pay over to the Marshal of
| Police all fines forfeitures and penalties col
lected as aforesaid during the preceding day,
| and in addition thereto shall account for and
| pay over to said Marshal of Police all fees taxed
| as costs and paid by the parties against whom
ton ton iisH, the said Marshal Of Police to make
weekly returns of and to pay over all such fines,
penalties. forfeitures and fees collected by him,
| as aforesaid, to the County Commissioners on
| Tuesday of each and every week; and upon the
1 failure of said justice of the peace selected to
| sit at the station house at Canton, or of said
Marshal of Police, respectively, to account for
and pay over all fines, forfeitures, penalties and
costs, as aforesaid, and at the times and in the
manner specified, he shall be liable to indictr
ment by the grand jury of Baltimore county,
| and upon conviction shall be fined not less than
! twenty dollars nor more than one hundred dol
| lars, and shall be disqualified from holding his
| office. 4tstt
142J. If any justice of the peace shall not
| have imposed or received any such fines, for
| FIXTURES or penalties as aforesaid. during the
| month preceding the date fixed for the making
of said returns, he shall file an affidavit or afiir-
nation to that effect at the time prescribed for
| filing said account.
! 142K. The County Commissioners of Balti-
more county are authorized and empowered to
require at any time any justice of the peace of
said county to produce before them his criminal
docket FOR examination.
142L. II any justice of the peace appointed as
hereinbefore provided, shall fail or refuse to file
his account or return, as prescribed by Sections
142I and 142J or shall fail to produce his docket
within ten days after demand therefor, he
shall be liable to indictment by the grand jury
of Baltimore county, and on conviction shall be
fined twenty dollars for the use of the county.
and on a second conviction shall be fined like
sum and shall be disqualified from holding his
Office and any justice of the peace making any
false return under said sections, shall be deemed
guilty of perjury, and on conviction thereof
shall be liable for the penalties prescribed by
law for that offence, and shall forever there
after be disqualified from holding Office of any
kind in the State of Maryland.
142M. If any justice of the peace or constable
appointed under the provisions of this sub
division of this Article be convicted in a court
of law of any misdemeanor in Office, other than
those herein otherwise provided for, his removal
from said Office shall be part of the sentence or
judgment pronounced upon him by the said
court.
Section 2. And be it enacted That all prior
Acts inconsistent with the provisions of this
Act be and the same are hereby repealed.
Section g. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.