1843

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 69

uary, eighteen hundred and forty-five, the sums and balances
due him as sheriff of Prince George's county, in the same
manner which the said John R. Baden could or might have
done within the time limited by law, any thing to the con-

Thirty days
notice.

trary notwithstanding.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of
the said John R. Baden, before he proceeds to execute or
distrain the property of any person or persons, for public
dues or officers fees, in virtue of this act, to deliver to such
person or persons chargeable with the same, at least thirty
days previous to the levying such execution or distress, an
account, written in words in full length, of the public dues
or officers fees demanded of him, her or them, with an affi-
davit annexed thereto, that he hath not received any part
thereof, nor any thing in security or satisfaction for the
same, more than the credits given, to the best of his know-

Proviso.

ledge. Provided, that nothing in this act contained shall be
so construed to affect the estate of a deceased person,
except to authorise the said John R. Baden or his deputies,
to recover any claim on balance due by a deceased person,
in the same manner that claims against deceased persons
are now recovered by law.

CHAPTER 69.

Pasted Feb.
8, 1844.

An act to authorise Thomas Sater, late collector of Balti-
more county, to close his collections.

Authorised to
collect.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Thomas Sater, late collector of Baltimore
county, before the creation of Carroll county, be and he is
hereby authorised to collect all arrearages of tax due to
said Sater, in the same manner and with as full power as he
could have had at any time, to enable him to complete his

Provisoes.

collections; provided nevertheless, before he shall coerce
by any legal process, he shall make oath before some jus-
tice of the peace of Baltimore or Carroll counties, that such
tax or arrears thereof remain due, and that he hath not
received, any part, parcel or security, or any person for
him, any part of such claim as may appear to be due.
Provided always, that the said Thomas Sater, shall not be
entitled to collect any bill of taxes as aforesaid, from any
person or persons, who shall make oath that he or they do
not owe said taxes.