LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1797.

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rity of them, shall be of opinion that such lot will not admit of
division without material injury to the owner thereof, and shall
previously authorize the collector, to make the sale thereof to the
extent of ground so sold, and unless an entry of such authority
to such collector be previously made upon the minutes of the
proceedings of such commissioners.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted. That the collectors shall, within
two weeks after making any sale of real property for the pur-
poses aforesaid, make return to the clerk of the commissioners
of all their proceedings in relation thereto ; and that where,
from the sale of any lot or part of a lot of ground in any town
or city agreeably to the provisions of this act, any collector shall
receive more money than may be sufficient to satisfy the taxes
and other legal charges thereon due, such collector shall, within
two weeks after such sale, deposite, for safe keeping, such over-
plus of money, after all necessary charges deducted, in the
hands of the clerk of the county for which such person may be
collector; and that the money lodged in the hands of any clerk
in pursuance of this act shall be safely kept by him, and paid to
the person entitled to receive the same, upon demand, or may
be drawn by the commissioners of the tax of the county to
satisfy other arrearages of taxes, in case any should again
accrue whilst the said money shall remain in the hands of the
clerk as aforesaid.

Collectors
to make a
return, &c.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That all the powers and authority
hereby given or granted to the commissioners of the tax in the
several counties of this state be and the same are hereby vested
in the commissioners of the tax for the city of Baltimore.

Powers
vested, &c.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted. That nothing in this act shall be
construed to affect the provisions of an act, entitled, an act for
the more effectual collection of the county charges in Allegany
county, passed at November session, seventeen hundred and
ninety-six,* or in any manner to extend in its operation to
Allegany county.
Continued by 1802, and since by the annual continuing law.

CHAPTER 94.

AN ACT to ascertain the allowance to Jurymen and Witnesses of the
general court., and the several county and orphans courts in this state.
Repealed by 1807, ch. 79.

CHAPTER 95.
AN ACT relating to Coroners.
SEC. 1. Repealed by 1824, ch. 145.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That if any coroner, against whom
any judgment shall be entered for default in not producing the
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Not to
affect a for-
mer act,
&c.

* Chap. 8.