LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1806.

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fill the vacancies of inspectors occasioned by the death, resigna-
tion, or removal of any inspector or inspectors out of the county
for which the said inspector or inspectors were appointed ; for
remedy whereof,

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in case any inspector or inspectors should die, resign, or
remove out of the county for which the said inspector or in-
spectors were appointed, the governor and council are hereby
authorized and required to supply the Vacancy of such inspector
or inspectors, out of the nomination of such persons as are re-

Vacancies
of inspec-
tors, how to
be supplied.

commended by the levy courts ; Provided, that the said person
or persons, having assessed property in the state to the value of
eight hundred dollars, shall be well skilled in the curing and
packing tobacco, and the order, quality and condition thereof,
and well qualified and capable, from integrity, reputation and
diligence, to execute and discharge the office and duty of in-
spector; And provided also, that if the said persons, so recom-
mended, will not act as such, then and in such case the said
governor and council are hereby authorized and required to ap-
point and commission any other person or persons, qualified as
aforesaid.

CHAPTER 16.

AN ACT authorizing the justices of the Orphans Courts to take Sheriff's
Bonds.

Provisos,

WHEREAS great inconveniencies have been experienced in
many of the counties in this state in taking sheriff's bonds, in
which a judge of the courts, as now established, does not re-
side : for remedy whereof,

Preamble.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall be lawful for the justices of the orphans courts, or
any two of them, in their respective counties, either in court or
out of court, to take sheriff's bonds,* in the Same manner as
the chief justice or associate justices were heretofore empowered
to take the same,f or as a judge of the courts as now establish-
ed is authorized to do ;tt and the bond, when so taken, shall be
lodged with the clerk of the county court of the county in
which the same may have been taken, and shall by him be re-
corded among the records of his county, and upon such bond,
or any office copy thereof, suit or suits may be instituted against
the obligor or obligors.
* By 1815, ch. 62, they may also qualify the sheriff.
1 See 1791, ch. 54, sec, 8. tt 1805, ch, 65, sec. 13.

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Justices of
orphans
courts may
take she-
riff's bonds.