ROBERT M. McLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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have the same powers and rights which are con-

ferred upon the county courts, and the clerks of

the counties, and the sheriffs of said counties, and

the jurors summoned by them from the inhabitants of

said counties, and the justices of the peace of said

counties, and the parties interested in the exercise of

the powers by the act, to which this a supplement, and

the amendments and supplements thereto; and the

Inquisition re-

inquisition shall be returned by the sheriff to the clerk

turned to clerk.

of the court which may be named in the warrant of

the justice of the peace; and said court may confirm

said inquisition at any time after the return of said

inquisition to the clerk of said court, if no sufficient

cause to the contrary be shown; but thirty (30) days

Time allowed

after such return shall be allowed in which to file ob-

to object.

jections to the confirmation of any such inquisition.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act

Effective.

shall take effect from the date of its passage.

Approved March 28, 1884.

Chapter 231.

AN ACT to subject to assessment and taxation all

bonds or certificates of debt bearing interest issued

by any railroad corporation or other corporation of

this state secured by mortgage of property wholly

within this state to the owner or owners thereof, in

the same manner as like bonds or certificates of

debt bearing interest and secured by mortgage of

property partly in this state and partly in some

other state or states, are now subject under the laws

of this state, and to repeal all provisions con-

tained in any act or acts of assembly which are in-

consistent with the provisions of this act.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this

act, all bonds and certificates of debt bearing interest,

Tax railroad
bonds.

issued by any railroad corporation or other corpor-

ation of this state, secured by mortgage of property