ART. 17. ] QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY. 601

1 timony of any person residing in the District of
Columbia, or elsewhere, out of reach of the process of
said court; and such person shall voluntarily attend
any term of said court, for the purpose of testifying
for the state in such proceeding; it shall be lawful
for the judge of said court to allow said witness so
attending, such sum as may be reasonable compen-
sation for the loss which he may sustain by such
attendance, not to exceed tea dollars per diem; and
certificates for the allowance so made shall be issued
by the clerk of said county, and levied by the county
commissioners of said county as in the case of all
other allowances to witnesses.

In force from February 18, 1864.

ARTICLE XVII.

Queen Anne's County

CENTREVILLE. 32 Who entitled to vote. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. 76. Compensation of clerk oath to be ad- ministered by him 70 County commissioners empowered to levy for repairing roads and streets of Cen- treville JUSTICES OF THE PEACE AND CONSTABLES 92. Number fixed. 03 How justice to proceed when defend- ant resides in another election district

ROADS. 108. Gate-owners on public roads to pay annual tax when gates not to be allowed. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. 157 County commissioners to appoint a keeper of standard weights and measures: his duties 158 What weights and measures to be used. 159. Sums as hip compensation to be levi- ed return of weights and measures. 160 Additional salary 161 Sections of public general laws made applicable, ' 102 Penalty for using unlawful scales, &c.

BRIDGES.

1864, c. 111 provides that the county commissioners of Queen Anne's county,
are authorized and empowered to have a bridge built over Island creek, from the
shore of the Messrs. Bookers, to the opposite shore of Edward H. Leaverton, if in
their judgment, the public interest and convenience require the same to be erected,
and to have the cost of the same levied upon the assessable property of Queen Anne's