be considered as the damages allowable, and paid accordingly, if the
levy court,
and the person or persons claiming damages, shall approve thereof;
and if the
person or persons claiming such damages shall not be content with the
allowance
so ascertained, and shall insist for a valuation by jury, then should
the valuation
of a jury not exceed the valuation so as before made, the person or
persons so
claiming damages shall pay the expence of such valuation by jury, and
the
sheriff may and shall, when the case requires it, compel payment thereof
by
distress and sale; and said commissioners shall each be allowed a sum
not exceeding
ten shillings for each day he shall be employed in said valuation of
damages, to be paid out of the monies levied for the use of the public
roads.
VII. And be it
enacted, That no supervisor of any public road in Talbot
county shall at any time proceed to work and labour on any public road
with a
less number of able-bodied labourers than ten, unless it be for the
purpose of
repairing a bridge, removing some fallen tree or trees, or other obstruction,
under the penalty of forfeiting his own wages for the time that a less
number of
hands shall be employed, and to be deducted out of his allowance by
the levy
court, unless it be for the purpose of removing the obstructions aforesaid,
of
which he shall render a fair account to the levy court aforesaid, and
be by them
allowed such sum or sums as they may judge right and reasonable. |
CHAP.
LX.
Supervisors
not to act with
less than ten
labourers, &c. |
BE it enacted, by the
General Assembly of Maryland, That William Marbury
be agent of this state, to execute the trust and power reposed in him
by
virtue of this act, from the first day of January, one thousand seven
hundred and ninety-seven, until the first day of January, one thousand
seven hundred
and ninety-eight.
II. And
be it enacted, That the said agent superintend the collection of
all
arrearages and balances due from the several collectors of the respective
counties
within this state, appointed since the first day of January, seventeen
hundred and
eighty-three; and the said agent is hereby authorised and required
to call upon
the treasurers of the respective shores for an accurate statement of
all arrearages
and balances due from such collectors, and such account shall be furnished
by
the said treasurers accordingly.
III. And
be it enacted, That the said agent be authorised to superintend
the
collection of all balances due to the state on the auditor's books,
or on open
account; and the said agent shall have power to require payment of,
and if
necessary to sue for and recover the same; and the said agent, with
the approbation
of the governor and council, may make composition with any such debtors,
and take bonds to the state, with sufficient security, and give time
for payment,
not exceeding two years from the first day of January, seventeen hundred
and
ninety-seven.
IV. And
be it enacted, That the said agent be authorised to superintend
the
collection of all monies due to the state for naval duties, fines,
penalties, forfeitures
and amerciaments, and forfeited recognizances, and for ordinary, retailers
and marriage licences, and to require payment, and if necessary sue
for and
recover the same; and the said agent may allow for insolvencies, and
credit any
money that the party is not chargeable with by law; and for his information
of
the law, he may take advice of the attorney-general in writing.
V. And
be it enacted, That whenever there shall be occasion to expose to
public sale the property of any collector, or his securities, by virtue
of any
execution already issued, or to be directed for this purpose, the agent
shall cause
public notice to be given of such sale, and shall attend the same,
and, if it shall
appear that there is danger of losing any part of the debt due to the
state, and |
An agent appointed,
To superintend
the collection
of arrearages,
&c.
Of balances
on the auditor's
books,
&c.
And all monies
due for
duties, &c.
Notice to be
given of sales,
&c. |
