WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1839.

and over and above all expenses, and charges, and inte-
rest whatsoever.

CHAP. 146.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the scheme or schemes
aforesaid, shall be approved by the commissioners of lot-
teries, or any one of them, before the same or any tickets,

Schemes to be
approved.

shall be deemed to be authorised to be sold; and that be-
fore the said commissioners may sell as aforesaid, they
shall enter into bond with sureties to be approved, and in
penalty to be fixed by said commissioners of lotteries, or
any one of them, conditioned for the faithful discharge of
their duty as commissioners, and for the due application
for the purposes of this act, of the monies coming to their

To bond.

hands as commissioners; which bond or bonds shall be
made to the State of Maryland, and be filed in the clerk's
office of Talbot county, and may on a certified copy there-
of as evidence, be sued as other public bonds may, by
any person or persons, or body politic interested in the
condition thereof.

Bond to be filed.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners
appointed by this act, may sell for such sums of money
as they may deem proper, the scheme or schemes afore-
said; and the purchasers thereof and their assigns, shall
have and enjoy all the rights and privileges in the disposal
of the tickets in said schemes and the raising money there-
from, as are by this act conferred on said commissioners;

To sell schemes.

provided however, that before such purchasers or their as-
signs shall so avail themselves of said schemes, they shall
enter into bond to the State of Maryland, with sureties to
be approved, and in a penalty to be fixed by said commis-
sioners of lotteries, or any one of them, for the punctual
payment of all prizes that shall be drawn to such tickets;
and the bond or bonds shall be filed, and may be sued as
provided in cases of said bonds of said commissioners;
and said commissioners shall make report, verified by affi-
davit, immediately upon making the sale or sales of a
scheme or schemes as aforesaid, particularly certifying the
amounts and terms of such sales.

Proviso.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That when the said
commissioners shall, in place of selling a scheme, sell the
tickets therein, it shall be the duty of the commissioners
to pay the prizes which may be drawn to such tickets,
which obligation shall be deemed to be within the condi-
tion of their bond or bonds aforesaid.

Authority to

pay prizes

drawn, &c.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That any vacancies that
may from time to time occur, by resignation, death, de-
clining to act, or any other cause, in the board of the said

If vacancy oc-

cur.