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RELIEF TO SHERIFFS AND COLLECTORS. [ART. 67.
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11 Md 434 , 13
Md 126 , 21 Md
320 . 25 Md 310 ,
27 Md 130
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safe or other secure depository for the keeping of the money,
jewelry and plate belonging to his guests, and who shall take charge
for safe keeping of such money, jewelry, and plate, shall be liable for
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Liability
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the full value of the same if lost or stolen while thus in his charge,
to be recovered before a justice of the peace, if such value does
not exceed the sum of one hundred dollars, and if over that sum,
by action of assumpsit in any court having jurisdiction, unless the
loss occurred through fire proved to have happened without any neg-
ligence upon the part of himself or his agents.
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Id s. 6.
1834, c. 323, ss
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Notice
25 Md 310.
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6. If any ordinary keeper referred to in the preceding section
shall cause written or printed notices to be put up in his chambers
and other conspicuous places about his house, notifying his guests
of the purport of the preceding section, and requesting them to
deposit their money and plate with him or his agent, to be desig-
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Exoneration
from loss.
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nated by such notice, then he shall not be responsible for the loss
by robbery or otherwise; provided, such ordinary keeper can prove
that he has complied with the provisions of this and the preceding
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Negligence
or collusion.
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section, unless such loss occurred from collusion or positive negli-
gence on the part of such ordinal y keeper or his agent
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XVIII.—RELIEF TO SHERIFFS AND COLLECTORS.
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1 Extension of lime of sheriff or collector to
complete his collections , proceedings
2 Such relief and extension granted to securi-
ties, etc , of sheriffs and collectors
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3 In courts' discretion io require service of
notice on the comptroller
4 Not to prevent or delay enforcement by
comptroller
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1878, c. 349
Extension of
time of sheriff,
or collector, to
complete his
collections
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1. On application by petition in writing to the several Circuit
Courts or circuit judges, and the Superior Court of Baltimore City,
of any sheriff or collector of the county and State taxes, or either
of them, who has failed or neglected to collect any taxes or fees
within the time prescribed by law, the court or judge may, on such
terms as they may prescribe by an order, extend the time of such
sheriff or collector to complete the collections, which extension
may be limited in the discretion of the court or judge, and may
be renewed as may be deemed reasonable, and the said petition
and orders shall be filed in the office of the clerk of the Circuit
Court or Superior Court where such application is made, and on
application of the legal representative of any deceased sheriff or
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Proceedings
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collector he shall be entitled to avail himself of the provisions of
this section as fully as such deceased sheriff or collector could do
if living, and the period of time elapsing between the death of any
such sheriff or collector and the passage of this act shall not be in-
cluded when computing the time after which the plea of limitation
under any existing law would be a bar to recovery.
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