LAWS OF MARYLAND.           1844.

may be, to make such payment, within the time above spe- cified, it shall be the duty of the said register of chancery, or the clerk of the court of the county or of Howard Dis- trict, as the case may he, to give notice to the Deputy of the Attorney General of Anne Arundel county, where the said commissions have been allowed by the court of chan- cery, or to the Deputy of the Attorney General of the coun- ty, or of Howard District, where the commissions have been allowed by the county court of a county, or of said District, who shall thereupon put the bond of such trustee or receiver, so failing to make the payment herein direct- ed, in suit, for the use of this State, which bond shall be liable therefor, as for any other default of the principal ob- ligor or obligors therein.	CHAP. 187. Deputy Attor- ney General to put bond in suit.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That it shall he the duty of the said register of chancery, or the cleric of the court of the county, or of Howard District, as the case may be, to whom such payments shall be made, on or before the first days of July, October, April and January, in each and every year, from and after the passage of this act, to pay to the Treasurer of this State, all sums of money paid to, or received by them under the provisions of this act, accompanied with a statement of the amount so received, under oath or affirmation, verifying the truth thereof, and on failure, their official bonds shall be put in suit, and a re- covery had thereon for the use of this State, for the amount which they may so fail to pay, with interest at the rate of ten per centum per annum, from the date of such default	Return a state- ment to Trea- surer under oath.
SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That upon the payment to the said register of chancery, or to the clerks of the coun- ty courts, or of Howard District, as aforesaid, as the case may be, they shall give to the said trustee or receiver, as the case may be, so paying as aforesaid, duplicate re- ceipts, one of which, shall be forwarded by the said trus- tee or receiver, as the case may be, to the Treasurer of this State, to be by him preserved, and copies whereof shall be evidence in suits upon the bonds of the said re-	Duplicate re- ceipts.
gister, or clerks as the same may be, signing the same. SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That upon the exhibition and delivery of the copy of the said receipt retained by the said trustee or receiver, as the case may be, to the collec- tor of the income tax of this State, when ho shall call to receive payment of the income tax duo by said trustee or receiver, the said collector shall credit the amount of said receipt or receipts, if the said trustee or receiver shall have more than one such receipt, upon the bill for said in-	Collector to credit receipt.
come tax due by said trustee or receiver; provided, that no such credit shall be given however, unless the said trustee 17	Proviso.