LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1780. 163
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That where there is a failure of
the performance of the condition of the bail bonds aforesaid, a
writ shall issue for the recovery of the penalty, and a declara-
tion shall be filed, and a copy delivered to the sheriff, to be
served on the delinquent, with the writ, who shall be obliged
to go to trial the same court, provided the writ be served eight
days previous to the return, and without any imparlance; and
in case of the defendant refusing to plead, the court may give
judgment, except in extraordinary cases, at their discretion. |
In case of
failure writ
to issue,
&c. |
SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That every of the sheriffs of this
state, who do not pursue, by himself or his deputies, the direc-
tions of this act, by taking bail bonds of the criminal and his
security, to be approved of as sufficient by the court to whom
such bond shall be returned, or taking the said criminal before
a magistrate, to be dealt with according to the directions of the
law, shall he liable to be proceeded against in the same manner
as he would have been, on his default in not bringing in the
party according to his return, if tins act had not been made.
CHAPTER 31.
AN ACT to prevent frauds and abuses in the collection of public taxes,
and to extend the time of payment of the tobacco tax.
This bill was to protect the revenue against frauds supposed to have been
committed against the state treasury.
CHAPTER 3.3.
An ACT to continue an act, entitled, An act for the regulation of officers'
fees, and for other purposes.
SEC. 1. Continues an act which has since ceased to have any effect. |
Sheriffs
liable for
neglect, &c. |
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the several county justices
in their respective counties, at the time of assessing their county
charges, shall and are hereby empowered and directed to allow
to the clerk of their respective courts, in their county levies, in
full satisfaction for warrants to the overseers of the highways,
constables warrants, assisting in laying and apportioning the
county levy, and all other services to be done for their respec-
tive counties, and by order of the justices for the time being,
the following sums, viz. For Saint Mary's, Kent, Anne Arun-
del, Charles, Somerset, Dorchester, Baltimore, Coecil, Prince
George's, Talbot, Q.iieen Anne's, Worcester, Frederick and
Washington counties, ten pounds, in Spanish dollars, at the
rate of seven shillings and six-pence per dollar, or the value
thereof in paper money; for Calvert, Harford, Caroline and
Montgomery counties, seven pounds ten shillings like money;
and all the respective county clerks within this state for the lime
being shall, and they are hereby obliged to do all the said ser-
vices, and such others, for the use of the respective counties, as |
Allowance
to county
clerks, &c. |
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