PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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LETTERS.

Penalty for breaking open private or public letters — 1713, ch. 2,

sec. 8, 9, p. 7; 1790, ch. 51, .......

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LETTERS OF ATTORNEY.

Any person forging or counterfeiting letters of attorney, for the transfer

of stock of the slate, to be deemed guilty of felony — 1834, ch. 279,

sec. 2, ...........

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In all cases where payments of money or other dealings are had to

and with any person acting under a power of attorney or other

agency, the same to be binding upon the representatives or other

assignees, although the party giving such power may be dead, or

may have assigned his interest — 1836, ch. 270, sec. 1, .

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Provided, that the person having such dealing, had no notice of the

death of the party, or the fact of the assignment aforesaid — 1836,

ch. 270, sec. 1, ..........

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See Conveyances — Release,

LEVY COURTS.*

Seven of the justices of the peace to be commissioned by the governor

and council as justices of the levy court in each county, except

Baltimore, wherein there are to be eleven, four in the city and

seven in the county — 1798, ch. 34, ......

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The justices of the levy court to meet between the first of March and

first of October, annually, at their court-houses, to adjust the ordi-

nary expenses of their counties, an allowance for the poor, and for

the public roads, and for the payment thereof, with a commission

not exceeding six per cent, to impose an assessment or rate on all

property within their counties, and appoint a person or persons to

collect the same — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 1, .....

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Duty of the clerk as to keeping accounts of the assessment, and deliver-

ing copies to the collector, &c. — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 2, .

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The collector to proceed to the collection, and render an account and

make payment — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 2, .

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Mode of recovery prescribed— 1794, ch. 53, sec. 2, p. 307 ; 1797, ch. 43,

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Proceedings against the collector on his failing to pay over the money

collected for the poor — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 3, ....

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The levy courts may impose assessments, for repairs to the court-

houses of their county not exceeding £100 per year, for repairs to

their county prison not exceeding £150 per year, for repairing

completely any bridge not exceeding £30 per year, for erecting

any one new bridge not exceeding £100 per year — 1794, ch. 53,

sec. 4, ..........

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Directions for building bridges where two or more counties are divided

by water — 1794, ch. 53, sec. 5, 6,

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* See 'Local Law,' title, 'County Commissioners.'

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