1833.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 303.

person so suffered to land, the sum of one hundred dollars,
unless within forty-eight hours after entry as aforesaid, he
shall pay said sum of one dollar and fifty cents, in respect
of such person or persons so landed or shall become
bound as aforesaid.

Penalties-how
recovered how dis-

posed of

Sec. 4. And be it enacted, That all and singular, the
said forfeitures and penalties shall and may be sued for in
the name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore be-
fore any justice of the peace, and when recovered shall be
paid over to the trustees of the poor for Baltimore city or
county, or in part and to such extent and in such propor-
tion as to the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore shall
seem fit, to the German Society of Maryland, and to the

Appeal provided

Hibernian Society of Baltimore, and either party in such
suits shall have the right and remedy of appeal as provided
in case of recovery of small debts.

Payments- how

recovered, how ap-

plied

Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That said payments of one
dollar and fifty cents, may severally be sued for,by and in the
name of the Mayor and City Council of Baltimore, before
any justice of the peace in the same manner, and subject
to the same rules . and process, and with right and remedy
of appeal as provided in case of recovery of small debts;
and all bonds given as aforesaid, under the second section
of this act shall be sued in the name of the Mayor and
City Council of Baltimore in any county court, and the re-
covery of said payments one dollar and fifty cents, and

Case of suit

Special bail re-

quired

upon said bonds shall be applied as directed by the fourth
section of this act; and in all cases of suits by virtue of
this act before any justice of the peace the said master and
commander shall be held to special bail with surety to be
approved by the justice, and to be enforced and recovered
upon before any justice as in case of small debts.

Mayor may remit

or compound for

penalites or pay-

ments

Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That said Mayor may com-
pound for or remit the said penalties and forfeitures and
payments and recoveries or any of them either before or
after suing for the same upon such terms as the circum-
stances of the case may in his judgment require.

Every master

landing alien pa-

sengers in any

county, shall pay

to county clerk

$1.50 for each

Sec. 7. And be it enacted, That each and every master
or commander of any vessel coming from a foreign coun-
try, or from any other of the United States, shall prior to
her landing any alien passenger at any place in any coun-
ty in this state, pay in respect of each and every passenger
aforesaid, who shall be above the age of five years, the sum
of one dollar and fifty cents to the clerk of the county, in
which such alien is landed, or at the option of said master
or commander, he may prior to such landing in lieu of such