PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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hands for collection, within twenty days after his qualification, and

his bond shall be answerable — 1817, ch. 199, sec. 1, ...

681

In case of the death of a sheriff before the first of October in any year,

after giving bond, his executors or administrators, if any, or his

securities, empowered to complete the collection of fees duly placed

in his hands — 1817, ch. 199, sec. 2, ......

682

The provisions of the act of 1797, ch. 43, as to sheriffs, extended to

the court of chancery, and the county courts as courts of equity —

1818, ch. 193, sec. 6, .........

700

Duty of sheriffs as to the service of writs of habeas corpus, where there

is probable cause for believing that the person confining the indi-

vidual in whose behalf the writ issues, intends removing such indi-

vidual with the view of evading such writ — 1819, ch. 137, sec. 1,

714

Where the sheriff or collector of the tax in any county has failed, or

shall hereafter fail to make his collection within the time limited

by law, the judges of the county court of the county, may, on ap-

plication of such sheriff or collector, or their executors, allow them

a further time to complete his collection — 1820, ch. 48, sec. 1,

727

The securities of such sheriff or collector may also make a similar ap-

plication— 1820, ch. 48, sec. 2, .......

727

Any one judge of the county court, may after the passage of this act,

grant such application to be in force until the next term of the

county court — 1820, ch. 48, sec. 3, .....

727

Sheriffs to be allowed eighty-seven and a half cents per week, for the

maintenance of debtors committed under a capias ad satisfaciendum,

issued by a justice of the peace to be paid by the creditor — 1820,

ch. 186, sec. 1, ..........

741

Same for the maintenance of debtors committed under a ca. sa. issued

by a county court, court of appeals, or court of equity, or for want

of special bail— 1820, ch. 186, sec. 2, .

742

Mode prescribed for releasing the debtor, on the creditor's refusing to

pay the allowance weekly in advance — 1820, ch. 186, sec. 2,

713

If the prisoner be released before the expenditure of the money ad-

vanced, the sheriff to refund the balance — 1820, ch. 186, sec. 4, .

743

The sheriffs to furnish wholesome provisions to the prisoner to the

value of twelve and a half cents per day, under a penalty of $10 —

1820, ch. 186, sec. 4, ........

743

This law not to extend to any debtor convicted on allegations filed

under the act for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors, and con-

fined for any debt due before his application for the benefit of said

act— 1620, ch. 186, sec. 3, ......

743

Nor to any persons committed for an offence against the laws of the

state, or for a fine — 1820, ch. 186, sec. 8, ...

744

The act of 1818, relating to the sheriff of Baltimore county, repealed

—1820, ch. 186, sec. 7, .......

744

The duty of sheriffs in collecting taxes imposed on proceedings in the

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court of chancery—1820, ch. 204, .....

764

Any judge of the county courts in the recess, to exercise any powei

vested in the judges of the county courts, by the acts for the reliei