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for a period of not less than one year, nor more than three years,
in the discretion of the court; provided, however, that nothing
herein contained shall be construed to prohibit the bona fide
issuing of duplicate receipts, acceptances or other vouchers afore-
said, with the word "duplicate" conspicuously written or printed
upon the face thereof, in the stead of any original outstanding
receipts, acceptances or other vouchers aforesaid, which may have
been lost, destroyed or mislaid.

State v. Bryant, 63 Md 66.

1876, ch. 262, sec. 7.

7. No person having any claim, right or action whatever under
this article or otherwise upon or under any instrument declared
negotiable thereby, or by reason of the issuing, negotiation or
holding of said instrument, or the doing of any matter or thing
by this article forbidden or made punishable, shall be in any way
hindered or precluded from asserting or maintaining the same by
or because of any prohibitory or punative provision is this article
contained.

ARTICLE XV.

BOUNDING LANDS.

1. \Vhat court to issue commission. 2. Who entitled to commission. 3. When lands lie in this or adjoin- ing State or in adjoining coun- ties. 4. Separate parts of same tract 5. Notice of proposed commission , how given. 6. How commission to be issued. 7. Notice of meeting of commis- sioners. 8. Oath of commissioners. 9. Meeting of commissioners 10. Summons for witnesses.

11. Attachment for non-attendance. 12. Oath to surveyor and chain- earners. 13. Depositions of witnesses 14. Marking boundaries ; plats and certificates. 15. When record conclusive; qualifi- cations. 16. Lines fairly agreed on not to bo varied 17. Lines and boundaries agreed on may be recorded. 18. Compensation of commissioners.

P G. L., (1860,) art 15, sec. 1. 1786, ch. 33, sec 2.

1. Any commission authorized by this article may be issued
by the circuit court for the county where any port of the land