LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1842

such summons shall be liable to indictment in the county
courts of the several counties of this state and the courts of
Howard District and in the city court of Baltimore as the
case may be, and on conviction thereof shall be liable to a
fine of not more than one hundred dollars nor less than
twenty dollars.

CHAP. 282.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the judges of the several county courts and of the court of
Howard District and of Baltimore city court, to give this
act in charge to the grand juries of their respective courts
at each term thereof.

Judges to give
this act in
charge to the
grand jury.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the justices of the peace
for the several counties of this state are hereby authorized
and empowered to exercise the jurisdiction which is given
to magistrate's courts or orphan's courts under the third
section of the act of December session eighteen hundred
and thirty nine, chapter thirty eight,

Justices of the
pence empow-
ed to exercise
jurisdiction of
orphans' court

CHAPTER 282.

An act to amend the act entitled, a supplement to an act enti-
tled, An act for the preservation and repair of that part
of the United States Road within the limits of the State of
Maryland.

Passed March
10, 1S43.

SECTION I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and alter the passage of this act,
there shall be demanded and recieved by the loll collectors
on that part of the United States road within the limits of
the State of Maryland from the owner or owners of every
passenger or mail coach or stage passing the gates on said
road, the sum of four cents for every passenger carried in
the same for every space of ten miles on said road, and so
in proportion for every greater or less distance, which shall
be taken and received in lieu of the tolls now established
by law on all coaches or stages with four horses passing
over said road, and which shall be collected, paid out and
expended as other tolls on said road are collected paid out
and expended under existing laws.

Four cents for
for every pas-
senger.

SEC. 2.. And be it enacted, That it. shall be the duty of
the proprietor or proprietors, his her or their agent to fur-
nish under oath, on the first Monday of every month to the
gate keeper at gate number one, a list showing the number
of passengers transported over said road, in their respec-
tive coaches, for the month next preceding the time when
said list is so returned.

Proprietors
to furnish on
oath monthly
statement.