604 CURRENCY. [ART. 29.

P. G. L , (1860,) art. 31, sec 3. 1831, ch. 227, sec. 1. 1846, ch. 343, sec. 1.

3. The justice before whom such heads shall be brought shall
burn or destroy the same, and shall give the person bringing them
a certificate thereof, to be laid before the county commissioners.

1864, ch. 250. 1876, ch. 13 1878, ch. 301. 1880, ch. 180. 1884, ch. 25.

4. This article is not to apply to Allegany, Calvert, Harford,
Frederick, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Prince George's, Garrett,
Talbot, Charles, Carroll, Caroline, St. Mary's, Dorchester and
Baltimore counties.

ARTICLE XXIX.

CURRENCY.

1. What coins recognized as. 2. Accounts to be expressed in dol- lars and cents. 3. All judgments, decrees, fines and penalties to be expressed in dol- lars and cents. 4 Banks alone authorized to issue and circulate any paper security as, penalty. 5. Persons passing or circulating such; penalty.

6. Licensed persons issuing or receiv- ing such; penalty, 7. Qualifications of sections 4-6. 8. Preceding sections to be liberally construed. 9. Foreign currency less than five dollars not to be circulated; penalty. 10. Fine for violation of section 9, to whom paid. 11. Commitment of persona not pay- ing fine.

P. G. L., (1860,) art. 32, see. 1. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 1.

1. The species of coins which have been and which may be
struck off at the mint of the United States, and the rates of for-
eign coins as have been or shall be severally regulated and estab-
lished by congress, shall be taken and recognized as the currency
of this State.

State v. Stump, 2 H & McH 174. Moore's Lessee v. Pearce, 2 H. & McH.
236 Harrison v. Paddmson, 2 H & McH, 252 Ferguson v. Peter, 3 H &
McH. 111. Dunlop v. Funk, 3 H. & McH. 318. Perkins 9. Wright, 3 H. &
McH 324. Rawlings v. Duval, 4 H. & McH 2. Chapline v. Scott, 4 H. &
McH. 91. Laurence v. Dorsey, 4 H. & McH. 205. Worthington v. Bricknell,