LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1831.

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SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall be
taken or construed to extend to any slave or slaves who may be
entitled to his, her or their, freedom hereafter, by virtue of any
deed of manumission executed and recorded according to law,
prior to the passage of this act, or last will and testament duly
admitted to prolate before the passage of said act, unless he,
she or they, shall consent thereto.

Rights of
those here-
tofore man-
umitted,
reserved.

CHAPTER 282.

AN ACT for the relief of the Securities of the Collectors of Taxes and of
Sheriffs.
Supplement, 1834, ch. 76.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland^
That it shall and may be lawful to, and for the several county
courts of this state, sitting as courts of equity, upon complaint
made by the security or securities of any collector of any county,
levy, or state tax, or any sheriff, or deputy sheriff, heretofore or
hereafter appointed, by bill or petition, and upon the court's
being satisfied that such security or securities has suffered, or is
likely to suffer loss or damage by the omission or neglect of such
collector or sheriff, or deputy sheriff, to make collection of all
fees or taxes, or moneys, legally due on executions, legally
placed in the hands of such collector or sheriff, or deputy sheriff,
for collection, or having made such collection, to pay the same
over, or account therefor, to appoint a trustee or trustees to make
or complete such collections, for the benefit of those concerned.

Upon com-
plaint court
authorized
to appoint
trustees to
complete
collection.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said courts, or any of
them, shall and may cause subpoena to be issued for any such
collector or sheriff, or deputy sheriff, upon such bill or petition ;
and shall and may order and compel such collector or sheriff, or
deputy sheriff, or his representatives, to answer any such bill or
petition, under oath, and disclose the true and actual state of his
collection.

Subpoena to
compel
sheriff, col-
lector, &C.
to answer.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said county court shall
have power to order the delivery to said trustee or trustees, by
any person or persons whomsoever, of all books, papers, and
vouchers, of, or in any wise concerning the claims, demands,
and debts, to be collected as aforesaid; and the disclosure! on
oath, by such collector, sheriff, or deputy sheriff, their executor
or administrators, of all the books, papers, and vouchers afore-
said, and the place of deposite of the same, and the persons
having control, custody or possession of the same ; and to en-
force the execution of such order by attachment, or otherwise,

Court
farther em-
powered to
order the
delivery of
books, pa-

pers, &c.

as is practised in chancery, for enforcing performance of its
orders ; and said county court may, in general, pass all orders,
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General
powers.