THOMAS H. HICKS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

fifty-seven, for said county, be and he is hereby
authorized and empowered to collect any taxes or
balances of taxes, now remaining due to, and un-
collected by him in the county aforesaid, in the same
manner and. with the same power and privilege as
are allowed to collectors in said county, according
to the provisions of sections fifty-nine, sixty, and
sixty-one, of Article three, of the Code of Public
Local Laws

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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the said Richard
W. Hook, shall in every instance, before he shall
proceed to the aforesaid collection, make affidavit
before some justice of the peace for Baltimore
county, that the same remains unpaid, and that he
has not receiyed any security or satisfaction for the
same, or any part thereo/, more than the credits

Affidavit re-
quired, before
proceeding to
collect.

allowed thereon; provided, that said affidavit shall
not be held to be conclusive evidence of indebted-
ness to said collector, but merely prima facie evi-
dence of said indebtedness.

Proviso.

Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall not
continue in force longer than one year from the
date of its passage.

Limitation.

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from, its passage.

In force.

CHAPTER 18.

AN ACT to amend the one hundred and seventh
section of the eighty-first Article of the Public
General Laws, relating to the fixing of the Com-
missions of Executors, and to taxing the same.

Fassed Jan.
6, 1862.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland That the one hundred and seventh
section of the eighty-first Article of the Public
General Laws, relating to the fixing the Commis-
sions of Executors, and to taxing the same, be and
the same is hereby, repealed, and that the follow-

Repealed.