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CHAP.
V. |
LAWS of MARYLAND.
of the money so received at the time the same was as aforesaid converted
to his
own use. |
New bills a
tender for
debts, &c. |
XIII. And be
it enacted, That the bills of credit emitted by the act of assembly
to enable the treasurer of the western shore to draw and sell bills of
exchange,
and for an emission of bills of credit, if necessary, and the act for sinking
the quota
required by congress of this state of the bills of credit emitted by congress,
and
the bills of credit to be emitted in virtue of this act, shall be a tender
for all debts
contracted before the first day of September, seventeen hundred and seventy-six,
and all debts for gold, silver or sterling, contracted since that day and
before the
twelfth day of June last, at the passing current value of the said bills
of credit at
the time of tender, and not otherwise, that value to be ascertained by
a jury. |
From July 1,
&c. not to be
reckoned as
part of the
time limited,
&c. |
XIV. And be
it enacted, That all that space of time from the first day of July,
one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, to the passing of this act,
shall
not be reckoned or considered as part of the time limited by law for bringing
or
prosecuting any action or suit for recovery of any debt due by judgment,
bond,
bill, note, account, contract, or otherwise, and this act and the special
matter may
be given in evidence on the general replication. |
Suits not to be
commenced
for certain
debts, &c. |
XV. And be it
enacted, That no suit shall be commenced or prosecuted by any
creditor against his debtor, for a debt contracted before the first day
of September,
seventeen hundred and seventy-six, or after that day and before the twelfth
day of
June last, for gold, silver or sterling, in less than two years from the
passing this
act, unless the debtor shall neglect or refuse to pay the interest annually
due on
such debt, in gold silver, or new bills at the value, in three days after
a demand
made, or hath removed or shall be about to remove unless or his effects
out of this state, or shall refuse to renew his obligation, with securities,
if required
by his creditors. Provided always, that this act shall not be extended
to actions
to be prosecuted against guardians, executors, administrators, or trustees,
and that the said time shall not be taken or held as part of the time limited
by
law for prosecuting such suits. |
Commissioner
not to allow
any other exchange
than
one for forty,
&c. |
XVI. And be
it enacted, That the commissioner of the continental loan-office
shall not allow for continental bills of credit any other rate of exchange
than one
dollar of the new bills for forty dollars continental currency, and so
much of the
act, entitled, An act for sinking the quota required by congress of this
state of the
bills of credit emitted by congress, as directs a different rate of exchange,
shall be
and is hereby repealed and made void. |
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CHAP. VI.
An ACT to enable the trustees for the poor of Frederick county to rent
out the
poor-house, and apply the rent towards the support of the poor of that
county.
The trustees are enabled to lease the
house from time to time, for any term not exceeding one year, on
full rent, to sell any of the utensils or personal property belonging to
it, to place out the poor, to apply
the money arising from the rent and sale aforesaid to their maintenance;
and in case this money be inadequate,
the county court may levy the sum requisite on the inhabitants of the county,
upon the trustees
producing an account of their receipts, expences and contracts. |
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CHAP. VII.
An ACT for the appointment of visitors for Queen-Anne's
county free-school.
Seven persons are appointed to this
office, with a proviso, that they shall not act before they take the
several oaths of allegiance, and subscribe a declaration of belief in the
christian religion. The oaths they
may administer to each other. |
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CHAP. VIII.
An ACT for the further adjournment of Saint-Mary's and Prince-George's
county
courts.
Saint-Mary's county court to the 27th
of February, and Prince-George's county court to the fourth
Tuesday in March next. |
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CHAP. IX.
A Supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the relief of those who
have and
may suffer by the British army.
Empowering the county lieutenants to
make discretionary deductions from the tax imposed under the
act of June, 1780, ch. 10 and 23, on the property of persons not being
nonjurors, who have, since the |
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