LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1824.

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so entered, shall have all the effect, force and validity of a
sheriff, coroner, or elisor's return, duly made by himself, and
the same proceedings shall thereafter be had thereon, as are
provided in the fourth section of the act to which this is a
supplement.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That in case of the death of any
sheriff, or late sheriff, who may at the time of his death, have
officers fees in his hands for collection, it shall and may be law-
ful for the orphans court of the county wherein said sheriff, or
late sheriff, resided, upon the application of the security or secu-
rities of such sheriff, or late sheriff, or his or their legal repre-
sentatives, to appoint such person or persons as the said court
may deem proper to complete the collection of said fees, whose
duty it shall be to apply said fees when collected, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to the payment of such claims as
may lawfully exist against said deceased sheriff, or late sheriff,
for officers fees put into his hands for collection, and the person
or persons so appointed, shall be entitled to the same commis-
sions or fees on the moneys collected by them, as sheriffs are
entitled to for similar services, and shall be subject to the same
rules and regulations.

Collection
of fees.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all and every person or per-
sons appointed under the provisions of this act, shall within one
year after their appointment, settle an account on oath with
their respective orphans courts, shewing the amount of moneys
by them collected, the amount of claims by them paid away,
and to whom paid, together with their authority for such pay-
ment, which said account may be approved or rejected by the
said court, according to their judgment of its correctness or
incorrectness, and if by such accounts being approved as afore-
said, any balance should appear to be in the hands of such col-
lector or collectors, they shall, under the orders of said court,
pay over said balance to the executor or administrator of such
deceased sheriff or late sheriff.

Account
and settle.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted. That no officers fees which have
been put into the hands of any sheriff for collection, and which
may not have been collected at the time of the death of such
sheriff, or late sheriff, as the case may be, shall be considered
as assets in the hands of such sheriff, or late sheriff's executor
or administrator, or as belonging to the estate of such deceased
sheriff, or late sheriff, other or more than such part thereof as
may remain in the hands of such person or persons as may be
appointed under this act, after the debts due the different officers
are all paid, for which the said securities were responsible.

Fees in
hand, not
collected.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That before any person or per-
sons appointed under the provisions of this act, shall proceed to
execute the duties of the said appointment, he or they shall

Bond and
security.