34 LAWS OF MARYLAND.—1715.
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no sheriff, or sub-sheriff within this province, after the publica-
tion of this act, in their several and respective counties wherein
they dwell, shall take any bond, bill, or any other writing obli-
gatory, of any person or persons, upon any pretence whatsoever,
without endorsing the account on the back of the said bond,
bill, or writing obligatory, for which the same was passed; and
if any sheriff or sub-sheriff within this province shall, during
the time that he remains in his place or office, upon any pre-
tence whatsoever, take any bill, bond or willing obligatory,
without endorsing the account on the back side of the said
bond, bill, or writing obligatory, as aforesaid, by which it may
appear upon what consideration the same was taken, the said
bond, bill, or writing obligatory shall be void, and of no effect,
and the officer or officers that took the same shall lose his debt,
and for ever be debarred of suing any other action for the reco-
very of the same, any law, statute or usage to the contrary in
anywise notwithstanding.
By 1769, ch. 15, no sheriff, &c. shall take any mortgage, promissory note,
or inland bill of exchange, without endorsing on what account, &c. And
no sheriff shall take any bond or other writing, or receive any money
claimed under his office, without delivering a fair account of the conside-
ration. |
Time not to
be reckoned |
SEC. 14. And, that whereas the said officers are prohibited
from taking bills upon any pretence whatsoever, otherwise than
as is directed by this act, during the time they remain in office,
to the intent the said officers may receive no damage by the act
of assembly fur limitation of actions, Be it further enacted, by
the authority aforesaid, That the time the said officers remain
in office shall not be reckoned or accounted in the act of limi-
tation. |
Single fees
only allow-
ed. |
SEC. 15. And, that whereas it hath been the practice of seve-
ral sheriffs of this province, where a person hath been in prison
at the suit of two or three several poisons, or hath lain for the
satisfaction of two or more several judgments, for the sheriff lo
charge imprisonment fees for each action or judgment; for pre-
vention whereof for the future, Be it enacted, by the authority
aforesaid, That it shall not be lawful for any sheriff within this
province to take any more fees for keeping any prisoner, though
he be in prison at the suit of two or three several persons, or for
several judgments, than if he was in prison only at one suit, or
for one cause, under the pains and penalties mentioned in the
act for limitation of officers' fees, against the offenders thereof.
This refers to act of 1701, ch. 86, which expired in 1710. |
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