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ROBERT WRIGHT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAP. CXL.
An Act to increase the powers of the High Court of Chancery.
Lib.
TH. No. 1, fol. 478. |
1807.
CHAP. 140.
Passed Jan. 20, 1808. |
WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly,
that the court
of chancery has not the power to decree against parties who have
been directed to produce books relative to disputes in said court,
and who have neglected or refused to comply with such direction;
therefore, |
Preamble. |
2. BE IT ENACTED,
by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
in any case where the chancellor has ordered, or may order, the
production of books (a) in the possession of any party in the said
court, on the failure of such party to produce such books, so directed
to be produced, by the day therein limited, or to shew
sufficient cause for such failure, during the first four days of the
succeeding term, or any other term that may be appointed therefor,
the chancellor may, in his discretion, take the allegations in the bill
of complaint of the party requiring the production of the said books,
pro confesso and decree ex parte in such manner as shall
appear
just and reasonable.
(a) See 1798, ch. 84. |
Where chancellor
may order production
of books,
and party fails to
produce them, he
may take the allegations
of the
other pro confesso. |
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CHAP. CXLI.
A Supplement to an act, * entitled, An act to establish a Bank,
and
incorporate the Subscribers thereto. Lib.
TH. No. 1, fol. 479.
See 1800, ch. 28, and the acts there referred to. |
Passed Jan. 20, 1808.
* 1795, ch. 27. |
WHEREAS doubts are entertained whether the directors
appointed
on the part of this state in the Bank of Baltimore are entitled
to the same rights, powers and privileges, with the directors chosen
by the stockholders in the said bank; therefore, |
Preamble. |
2. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
the directors appointed on the part of this state shall have and enjoy
all the rights, powers and privileges, which are possessed by
the directors chosen by the stockholders of said bank. |
Directors appointed
by the state to
have all the rights
possessed by those
appointed by directors. |
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CHAP. CXLII.
A Further Supplement to the act, (b) entitled, An act relating
to the
public Roads in Queen-Anne's County. Lib.
TH. No. 1, fol. 479.
(b) 1799, ch. 70. See 1803, ch. 52. |
Passed Jan. 20, 1808. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
from and after the first Monday in April next, each and every person
appointed a supervisor of any road in Queen-Anne's county,
by virtue of the original act to which this is a further supplement,
who shall neglect or refuse to accept his appointment, after receiving
his warrant, shall forfeit and pay the sum of twenty dollars
for every such refusal or neglect, to be paid to the levy court for
the use of the said county; Provided nevertheless, that no person
shall be compellable to act as supervisor of any road for more than
one year in every three years, without his consent. |
Penalty on supervisors
for neglecting
or refusing to accept
their appointments. |
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any suit
shall be instituted
for the recovery of any sum or sums of money in virtue of this
act, if the person or persons instituting the same shall file a short
note expressing the ground of such action, at least twenty days
next before the sitting of the county court, or cause a copy thereof
to be served on the defendant, or left at his place of abode, the |
Suit instituted for
recovery of any
money in virtue of
this act, may be
tried at first court,
&c. |
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