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THOMAS SIM LEE, Esq; Governor.
V. And be it
enacted, That the governor, with the advice of the council, be
authorised to remit the whole or any part of any fine heretofore imposed,
or hereafter
to be imposed, by any militia court martial, provided the case and reasons
for remission be stated and signed by the persons granting the same. |
1782.
CHAP.
XLII.
May remit
fines by militia
courts
martial, &c. |
VI. And be it
enacted and declared, That on conviction for treason, the judgement
shall be to suffer death by hanging only, and the circumstance of cruelty
in the judgment by the law of England shall be omitted, and judgment as
to
forfeiture of property shall be as heretofore. |
Part of judgement
for treason
omitted,
&c. |
CHAP. XLIII.
An ACT to empower Robert Dick to settle and collect the debts due to
David
Dalzell, George Oswald, and company, and Oswald, Denniston,
and company,
or either of them, and to apply the same. |
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CHAP. XLIV.
An ACT to make partition between this state and Thomas Russell, of
Cæcil
county, of the property which formerly belonged to the
company denominated
the Principio company. |
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CHAP. XLV.
An ACT to empower Frank Leeke, of Prince-George's county, to settle
and
collect the debts due to Thomas Philpot, of London,
merchant, and to apply
the same. |
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CHAP. XLVI.
An ACT to empower Thomas Contee to settle and collect the debts due
to William
Molleson, and William and Robert Molleson, or either
of them, and to
apply the same. |
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CHAP. XLVII.
An ACT for the relief of John Briscoe. |
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CHAP. XLVIII.
An ACT to authorise the United States in congress assembled, to
impose and levy a duty of five per centum on
imported foreign
goods, and on all prizes and prize goods, for the payment
of
the debt contracted by congress during the war. |
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BE it enacted,
by the general assembly of Maryland, That the United States
in congress assembled be hereby authorised to impose and levy a duty of
five per centum ad valorem, at the time and place of importation,
upon all
goods, wares and merchandise, of foreign growth or manufacture, imported
into
this state, from any foreign port, island or plantation; provided that
arms, ammunition,
cloathing, or other articles, imported on account of the United States,
or any of them, and wool cards, cotton cards, and wire for making them,
and
salt, be exempted from the said duty during the war. |
Congress may
levy a duty on
goods, &c. |
II. And be it
enacted, That the United States in congress assembled, be also
hereby empowered to impose and levy a like duty of five per centum,
on all prizes
and prize goods condemned in the court of admiralty of this state. |
On prizes,
&c. |
III. And be
it enacted, That the United States in congress assembled, be hereby
invested with power to appoint, at such places in this state as may be
most
convenient, proper persons to collect the duty aforesaid, and to inflict
such penalties
as they may judge necessary to secure the punctual payment thereof, and
to
enforce obedience to their ordinances or regulations respecting the duty
of their
officers, and the faithful collection of the said duty; and all penalties
inflicted by
congress shall be recovered in the name of congress, and by the same speedy
mode
as is established by law for the recovery of fines for the breach of any
of the laws
of this state; and the said United States in congress assembled, are hereby
vested
with a power to make all such ordinances, regulations and arrangements,
as to
them may seem proper or necessary for the collection of the said duty,
provided
that the said ordinances, regulations or arrangements, shall not be incompatible
with the constitution or laws of this state. |
May appoint
collectors,
&c. |
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