WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1839.

missioners; provided however, that before such purcha-
sers or their assigns shall so avail themselves of said
schemes, they shall enter into bond to the State of Mary-
land, with sureties to be approved, and in penalty to be
fixed by said commissioners 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

CHAP. 242.

Proviso.

of said commissioners; and said commissioners shall
make report, verified by affidavit, immediately upon ma-
king the sale or sales of a scheme or schemes as aforesaid,
particularly certifying the amounts and terms of such
sales.

To make report.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That when the said com-
missioners, 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.

To pay prizes
drawn, &c.

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

Vacancies: how
filled.

Caroline county, the persons appointed to such vacancies
being however hereby required before they shall be com-
petent to act, to enter into bond with sureties and condi-
tion and in penalty as prescribed by the second section of

this act in regard to the commissioners herein named.

To bond.

SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That this act and the pri-
vileges, franchises and rights conferred hereby, shall ex-
pire and cease to be exercised at the expiration of five
years from and after the passage of this act.

CHAPTER 242.

In force.

An act to extend the act passed December session nineteen
hundred and thirty-eight, chapter one hundred and thir-
teen, entitled an act to authorise Thomas M. D. Baden,
Collector of Taxes of Prince George's County, further
time to complete his collections.

Passed Mar. 11,
1840.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the act entitled an act to authorise Thomas M. D.
Baden, collector of taxes of Prince George's county, fur-

Time extended.