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notice of the time when the governor will inquire into and examine
the same.

Notice
43 Md 572.

15. The cost arising upon any such complaint, the governor may
order to be paid either by the party making the complaint, the party
complained against, or the State, and if ordered to be paid by either

Id s 15.
1786, c. 22, s 3.
Costs

of the parties, the governor may enforce the payment in the same
manner and by the same means as the Circuit Courts may enforce
their orders; and if ordered to be paid by the State, the comptroller
shall issue his warrant to the treasurer to pay the same.

Enforcement of
payment
43 Md 572.

16. The governor on returning the returns of elections for
electors to choose a president and vice-president of the United
States, and for members to represent this State in the Congress of
the United States, shall enumerate and ascertain the number of
votes given for each person voted for as an elector and member of

Id s 16
1805, c 97, s 33
Returns of elec-
tions for elec-
tors of president
and vice-presi-
dent U S

Congress respectively, and shall thereupon declare by proclamation,
signed by the governor, the name of the person or persons duly
elected, and shall cause such proclamation to be inserted in such
newspapers as he may direct

Proclamation.

1 7. The governor shall upon the application in writing of any
volunteer officer or soldier who served in the first and second bat-
talions of Maryland volunteers in the Mexican war, or any citizen
of Maryland who enlisted in any company composing a portion of
the ten additional regiments called into service by act of Congress
during the said war, and served therein, and upon such proof as he
may deem necessary to establish such service and an honorable dis-
charge from or muster out of the same, issue to such volunteer or

Id s 17
1854, c 280
Officers and sol-
diers Maryland
volunteers in
war with
Mexico.

enlisted officer or soldier a copy or duplicate of the discharge re-
ceived by him when so discharged or mustered out of service,
printed upon parchment and signed by the governor, the secretary
of state, and adjutant-general, and attested by the great seal of
the state.

Official copy of
discharge

18. When the governor shall have strong grounds from the in-
formation of physicians or otherwise to apprehend that there is
danger of any malignant, contagious disease being introduced into
this State from foreign parts, or from any of the United States, he
may compel any vessel coming to any of our ports, shores or har-

Id s. 18
1793. c 34, 1774,
c 23
Malignant or
contagious
disease.

bors, to ride quarantine, and may forbid all intercourse or commu-
nication, either by land or water, between this State and the place
affected, or lay such intercourse under such regulations and restric-
tions as he may think advisable, and take all measures and do all
things which may appear to him necessary to give effect to the ob-
jects of this section.

Quarantine

SECRETARY OF STATE.

10. The secretary of state shall have a seal for his department,
for the authentication of copies of records or papers in his office;
but no copy of a record or paper shall be given out or certified by

Art 86, s 1
1853, c 448
To keep a seal
to authenticate
copies
Not to give copy
of record, etc,