ART. 29.] CURRENCY. 605

2 H. & J. 58. Towson v. The Havre De Grace Bank, 6 H. & J. 53 State v.
Cassel, 2 H & G. 407. Bradley v. Hunt, 5 G. & J. 54. Hall v. Belt, 8 G. & J.
470. Brown v. Jones, 10 G & J. 334. Doyle v. Comm'rs of Balto. Co , 12 G.
& J. 484. Parker v. Mackall, 2 Bl. 62, (note.) Woodward v. Chapman, 2 Bl.
68, (note.) Hepburn's Case, 3 Bl. 95. Gardner v. State, 25 Md. 146. McCantt
v. Sloan, 25 Md. 575. Marburg v. Marburg, 26 Md. 8. Chesapeake Bank v.
Swain, 29 Md. 483.

F. G. L., (1860,) art. 32, sec. 2. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 2.

2. All accounts in this State shall be expressed in dollars and
cents; and all accounts in the public offices, and all proceedings,
in the courts of this State, shall be kept and had in conformity
with this regulation.

Ibid, sec 3. 1806, ch 41, sec. 5. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 3.

3. All judgments and decrees in suits and actions to be rendered
and passed in any court of law or equity, or by any justice of the
peace in this State, and all penalties, fines and forfeitures, shall be
rendered, given, made or imposed in dollars and cents.

Purviance v. Neale, 4 H & McH. 118. Skirvan v. Willis, 4 H. & McH. 483.

Gantz v. State, 4 H & J. 121. Lyles v. Lyles, 6 H. & J. 273. Laidler v. State.
2 H & G. 277. Crain v. Yates, 2 H & G. 332. Marshall v. McPherson, 8 G.
& J. 333.

Ibid. sec. 4. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 1.

4. No person or association of persons, or corporation, except
the banks of this State, shall issue or put in circulation as cur-
rency, any promissory note, order, bill, evidence of debt or other
paper security; and any person so offending, shall forfeit and
pay twenty dollars for each offence.

Ibid. sec. 5. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 2.

5. No person or association of persons shall pay ont, pass or
circulate any such promissory note, bill, order, evidence of debt
or other paper security, under the penalty of twenty dollars for
each offence.

Ibid. sec. 6. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 3.

6. No ordinary keeper, trader or retailer, or other person, who
buys and sells under a license issued under the laws of this State,
shall issue, pay out or receive any such bill, note, order, evidence
of debt or paper security, as are referred to in the two preceding;