ART. 9. ] COMPTROLLER.

demanded, and give a warrant on the treasurer for the difference
only; and if the amount due to the State shall be equal to, or exceed
the sum so demanded, the said comptroller shall refuse to issue any
warrant to the claimant.

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21. If any clerk, register, notary public, auctioneer, contractor,
inspector or receiver of the public moneys other than collectors
of the direct tax, shall fail to account for and pay over to the
treasurer all public moneys in his hands for thirty days after the
time required by law, it shall be the duty of the comptroller to
direct the State's attorney in the county or city where such de-
faulter may be, to institute a suit upon the bond of such defaulter,
and to prosecute the same with diligence and effect, and in no case
shall he fail to institute suit on the bond of every collector of the
taxes who shall be in default or arrear for more than one year.

Art 22, s 19
18S2, c 56, s 7
To order suits
on bonds of
officers

22. In case of the institution of any suit or action against a
collector or other officer charged with the collection or receipt of
moneys belonging to the State, or against the official bond of such
collector or other officer, a statement of the account of such col-
lector or other officer, certified and signed by the comptroller, shall
be taken and received as prima facie evidence of the debt or amount
therein stated to be due.

Id s 20.
1852, c 67
Statement of
accounts of
officers to be
evidence

23. The comptroller shall see that the provisions requiring the
publication by the banks and other incorporated moneyed institu-
tions of unclaimed dividends and deposits shall be complied with.

Id s 21
1852. c 314, a 4
To see that
banks publish
unclaimed divi-
dends

24. He shall cause to be printed in the forms prescribed by law
or usage, blank marriage licenses, traders' licenses, ordinary licenses,
non-resident licenses, brokers' licenses, hawkers' and peddlers'
licenses, exhibition licenses, billiard-table licenses, wood hucksters'
licences, and all other licenses issued by the clerks of the courts of
this State, and now authorized by law, with the several rates, grades
and descriptions thereof, with reference to the character and object
of said licenses, the sum to be paid therefor, and the fractional part
of the year, not less than one month or any number of months for
which the same may be issued, and upon the requisition of the
clerks of the several Circuit Courts, and of the Court of Common
Pleas of Baltimore, shall forthwith deliver to the said clerks, the
number and description of licenses required by them for one year,
or the fractional parts of the year, terminating on the thirtieth of
April then next ensuing, and shall take a receipt from the several
clerks therefor.

Id s 22
1853, c 86, s 2
To print and
deliver licenses
to clerks

23. He shall have inserted, in all ordinary licenses, a clause
specially excepting the Sabbath day from the operation of said
license.

Id s 23
1847, c 193, s 2.
To insert Sun-
day clause in
licenses

26. He shall procure a stamp, with such design and description
as in his judgment shall seem best adapted to its purpose, which
stamp shall be used on all licenses issued from his office.

Id s 24
1858, c 269.
To stamp
licenses.

27. He shall cause to be printed in the forms heretofore used
and sanctioned by law, blank protests, of bills of exchange and

1S62, c 120
To print and
stamp protests