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alier in the same manner as now provided by the ex-
isting laws of this State; and, provided, that noth-	Proviso
ing in this act shall be construed to prevent the said
John A. Camalier from collecting said fees by war-
rant or otherwise.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said fees, or. any	To account for.
portion thereof, may be placed in the hands of said
sheriffs at any time prior to the first day of March,
eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and said sheriff
shall account for and pay over the same within nine
months from the time when such fees may have
been placed in their hands for collection, and on
failure to collect and pay over the same within the
time prescribed by this act, to the said John A.
Camalier, he shall have the same means of recovery
against the official bonds of such sheriff's as now pro-
vided by law.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act
contained shall be construed to make any sheriff
answerable for the failure to collect any fees placed	Construction
in his hands as aforesaid, unless the same, by the use
of due diligence, could have been collected; and,
provided, that this act shall not be construed so as to
deprive any of the parties against whom such fees
shall be demanded from any defence to which they
are now entitled by law.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved, March 30th, 1874.

CHAPTER 163.

AN ACT to add new sections to article twenty-two,
of the Code of Public Local Laws relating to
Worcester county, to be entitled, " sales of spirit-
uous or fermented liquors."

SECTION 166. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the qualified and registered voters