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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1828.

themselves, or keep out of the way so as to avoid the process
of said court being served on him, her or them, and the usual
proceedings of such court have thereby failed to be of effect,
and the court before whom such bill is pending shall be satis-
fied of the truth of such facts, then and in such case the said
court may make an order, directing and appointing such infant
defendant or defendants to appear at a certain day therein to be
named, and a copy of such order shall forthwith be inserted in
such newspaper as such court shall direct, and continue therein
for six successive weeks, and if she or they do not appear
within the time limited by such order, or within such further
tjme as the said court shall appoint, then, on proof made of
such publication of such order, the court may order the bill of
the complainant or complainants to be taken pro confesso, and
make such decree thereupon as shall be thought just.

*1813,ch.
102.

CHAPTER 187.

AN additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act relating to
Sheriffs, and for other purposes.

In case any
editor of a
newspaper
refuses to
publish no-
tice of
sheriff, &c.
for sale of
slaves, &c.
sueh notice
may be set
up at court-
house doors.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in case that any editor of a newspaper in any county in
this state, shall refuse or neglect to publish, on application to
him by the sheriff, coroner, or elisor, the notice required to be
given by said sheriff, coroner, or elisor, for the sale of negro
slaves, lands or tenements, hereafter to be made in virtue of a
fieri facias, or venditioni exponas ; the same may be given by
advertisement, set up at least twenty days before the day of sale
at the court-house door of the county, and other public places
in the county in which the negro slaves, lands or tenements,

Proviso.

may be ; Provided nevertheless, that the said sheriff, coroner or
elisor, shall to his return to said fieri facias or venditioni expo-
nas annex a statement, oq oath, of the refusal of said editor to
publish said notice in his newspaper.

CHAPTER 197,

AN ACT to fix and make permanent the Salaries of certain Officers of the
Civil Government.

Salaries of
officers.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the following officers of the civil government for the time
being, shall be entitled to receive at the rate of the following
salaries, in current money, whilst they continue in office: the
treasurer of the western shore the sum of two thousand dollars;
the treasurer of the eastern shore the sum of four hundred and
fifty dollars ; the examiner-general the sum of eight hundred
dollars, including his legal fees ; each member of the executive
council, the sum of five hundred dollars; the clerk of the exe-
cutive council, the sum of fifteen hundred dollars; the clerk of