1831

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP 263.

for the use of the state as hereinbefore provided, over and

above the sum now required by law, and the fee allowed to

the sheriffs of their respective counties, in all cases where

the rate of rent, or annual value of the place or house in

which the business to be authorised by the license, may be

done or intended to be done, shall exceed five hundred dol-

lars, according to the applicants own account or estimate, a

sum of money equal to five per centum on the excess of

such rent or annual value.

Sheriff to return

Sec. 4. And. be it enacted, That it shall he the duty

estimate.

of the sheriff of each county of this state, to ex-

tend against the name of each and every person contained

in the alphabetical list required by the fifth section of the

said original act, the amount of goods, wares or merchan-

dize, according to his judgment, on the best information he

may be able to obtain, where the same shall exceed two

thousand dollars, and the rate of rent or annual value,

where the same shall exceed five hundred dollars, as herein

Compensation

required, for which the sheriff shall be entitled to receive
the additional sum of twenty-five cents for every license

hereafter obtained above the amount or rate aforesaid.

Clerks to include

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of

in list returned to
treasurer, &c.

the clerks of the county courts, and of the clerk of Balti-

more city court, to extend against the name of each and

every person contained in the list required to be transmitted

t6 the treasurer of the western shore, under the fifth sec-

tion of the said original act, the amounts or rates of rent or

annual value for which licenses shall have been obtained,

where the same shall exceed two thousand or five hundred

dollars, as the case may be, under the penalty provided by

the fifth section of the said original act.

Repealing clause.

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That each and every matter

and thing contained in the act, to which this is a supple-

ment, contrary to, or inconsistent with the provisions of

this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.

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Passted Mar. 9,1832

An act for the relief of John Lamb, of the city of Baltimore.

Insolvent.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That

the commissioners of insolvent debtors, for the city and

county of Baltimore, be, and they are hereby authorised

and empowered to grant to John Lamb, of the city of Bal-

timore, the benefit of the several acts of assembly, passed