TREASURERS
TREATING
TRESPASS
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INDEX TO THE LAWS.
To dispose of the funds requisite for such payments,
To pay to the orders of the levy courts of Frederick,
Washington, and Allegany counties, their proportions,
&c.
The bonds to be given by the managers
of the lottery
for the encouragement of literature, to be approved
by the treasurer,
The forfeiture under the act concerning
records, &c.
to be paid to the levy courts or to the treasurer as
the
case may be,
The attorney general to give his opinion
and advice
in writing when required by the treasurer of the western
shore,
In bonds given by the managers of
lotteries, the security
to be approved by the treasurer of the western
shore,
The commission on prizes to be paid to him,
The scheme of the annual state lotteries to be
transmitted to himon sale of tickets, the notes, &c.
to be taken in his name, and monies paid to him,
Enjoined to put their bonds in suit on neglect or
refusal,
Directed to pay the prizes on demand after 60
days, deducting the discount prescribed and the tax,
Accounts of expenses to be rendered to the said
treasurer,
The treasurer of the western shore
to furnish, under
the direction of the governor and council, stamp paper
for notes of banks and chartered by the state having
offices of discount, &c.
The managers of any lottery to pay
to the treasurer
of the western shore 5 per cent on the gross amount of
prizes, on which the commissioners shall permit them
to proceed,
The bond to be given by brokers on
obtaining license
to be approved by the treasurer of the western
shore,
The sum required for the license to be paid to
the said treasurer,
See Elections.
Actions of trespass quare clausum
fregit not to abate
by the death of either party,
Trespass by persons not inhabitants,
driving in
horses, cattle, &c. and suffering them to run at
large,
restrained in Allegany county,
In actions of trespass quare clausum
fregit special
bail may be awarded by the court, on affidavit of the
plaintiff, or other evidence, of the defendant not being
a citizen or a resident of this state,
Trespass for destroying or carrying
away timber, &c.
from land, where the damage doth not exceed fifty dollars,
may be tried by a justice of the peace,
If the judgment is against the trepasser
the damages
to be assessed by any two or three judicious freeholders,
to be appointed by the justice trying the cause,
Such judgment liable to be suspended
as other judgments
by justices of the peace,
The same liberty of appeal given in
as debts of a similar
amount,
Not to prevent suits in the county
courts for trespass
as heretofore,
Provided that if the person cutting
timber, &c. shall
claim title to the land, or allege that he acted under
any person claiming title, and shall verify that claim
by
oath or affirmation, the justice shall take no further
cognizance of the same, |
Session. Ch. S.
1816 256
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259
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1817 119
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146
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154
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156
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1818 179
2
210
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6
1801
74 38
1812
57
1816 215
1812
94
1813 162
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