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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

crime complained of shall have arisen in the election district

Providing for
justice of ad-

for which such justice of the peace has been appointed; pro-

joining district

vided, however, that if there be but one justice of the peace

to issue war-
rant.

in the election district in which the offender resides, or in

which the crime or offense arose, then the justice of the peace

of any adjoining district may issue his warrant for and try

such offender in the manner prescribed by law.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.

CHAPTER 516.

AN ACT to refund to Charles T. Bigg, of Washington County,

a sum of money erroneously paid by him into the State

Treasury.

WHEREAS, Charles G. Bigg, of Washington County, erro-

Payment of

neously paid to the several collectors of State and county taxes

taxes on a
mortgage er-

of Washington County for the years 1897, 1898, 1899, 1900,

roneously.

1901 and 1902 the sum of one hundred and thirty-five dollars

as taxes upon a certain mortgage which under the law was

not subject to taxation, owing to the fact that said mortgage,

executed prior to the year 1896, contained a covenant requiring

any future tax levied thereon to be paid by the mortgagor ; and

WHEREAS, The County Commissioners of Washington

Authority giv-

County have refunded to the said Charles G. Bigg the sum

en to refund
said amount.

of one hundred and one dollars and seventy-five cents, being

three-fourths of the said one hundred and thirty-five dollars

paid into the treasury of said county, leaving unpaid the sum

of thirty-three dollars and seventy-five cents, which was er-

roneously paid into the State Treasury.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

Treasurer to

land, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be and he is hereby

issue war-
rant for same.

authorized and directed to issue his warrant upon the Treas-

urer of Maryland to pay the said Charles G. Bigg, of Washing-

ton County, the said sum of thirty-three dollars and seventy-

five cents mortgage taxes erroneously paid by him into the

Treasury of Maryland during the years above mentioned.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1904.