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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1794.

county, to be collected as other county taxes are, and the col-
lector shall, as soon as convenient after collecting the same,
transmit the amount thereof to the levy court of the county or
counties which has or have contracted as aforesaid for said
bridge.

Collector
entitled to
fees, &c.

SEC. 7. And be U enacted. That if any collector shall proceed
to the sale of any goods or chattels to enforce the payment of
the county charge, he shall be entitled to receive the same fees
as are or shall be established by law on the service of executions.
By 1797, ch. 90, a provision is made for the sqle of land where no
personal property can be found.
Many of the counties have adopted a system of enforcing payment,
varying from the one here provided, which may be found by consulting the
'Public Local Law.'

Justices to
appoint
constables,
&c.

SEC. 8. And be it enacted. That the justices of the peace in
the several counties of this state, at the time of their meeting to
lay the county assessment, shall appoint the constables and
overseers of the roads for their respective counties, in the same
manner, and with the same power and authority, as they have
been heretofore appointed by the respective county courts.

Their
allowance.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted. That the justices of the peace
shall be allowed the sum often shillings per diem, to be included
in the county assessment, for every day they shall attend in
discharge of the duties required by this act.

Part of an
act repealed

*1790, ch.
33.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That so much of an act,* enti-
tled, an act for the better administration of justice in the several
counties of this state, as directs the proceedings of the justices
of the peace in respect to the laying the county assessment, and
as authorizes the appointment of overseers of the public roads
and constables, shall be and is hereby repealed.

Certain
claims not
to be al-
lowed, &c.

SEC, 11. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act shall be
construed to authorize or empower the said justices of the
respective counties to allow any claim or claims, charge or
charges, against their said counties, not properly chargeable to
the same, or to which the claimant shall not produce a legal
voucher, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstanding.

Allowance
not to be
increased.

SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That wherever the amount of the
allowance to the poor houses in any county or counties of this
state is ascertained and fixed by acts of assembly now in force,
nothing in this act shall be held or construed to empower the
justices of the levy courts of such county or counties to increase
the said allowance.

Proviso.
*Chap, 14.

SEC. 13. Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted, That
nothing in this act shall be taken or construed to repeal any
part of an act passed at this present session, entitled, *an act to
alter the mode of collecting the county tax in Harford county.