INDEX.

1844.

Chap.

Sec.

der the act imposing a duly on Promissory

Notes &c.

CLERKS OF COUNTY COURTS AND REGISTER

OF WILLS—Authorised to complete

unfinished business of predecessor, &c.

311

1

To recover for completing same, the

fees allowed by law, Fees to be received

from old officers &c. when they have been

paid to retiring officers and when not paid

to be recovered by new officers From the

parties, &c.

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2

Act not to operate until six months after

said clerks shall have vacated their offices,

and during that period, retiring clerks &c.

to have all needful papers to enable them

to complete their business, &c.

"

3

All fees due to &c, on the 1st of Febr'y.

1845, whose terms expired by constitu-

tional limitation on said day shall be re-

ceived and collected by the sheriffs in the

same manner as heretofore, sheriff to have

same power of collecting and be liable to

said clerks &c. as now provided for &c.

said clerks not to be deprived from collec-

ting fees by warrant.

313

1

All lees due to be placed in hands of

sheriff on or before 1st day of June, 1845,

and be. collected on or before 1st January,

1846, and be accounted for, on failure

bonds to he liable to be put in suit, &c.

"

2

Act in force from passage.

"

3

COLLATERAL INHERITANCES, DISTRIBU-

TIVE SHARES AND LEGACIES—Af-

ter 1st June, all estates of any kind, pass-

ing from any person dying, seized, in this

State, either by will or under intestate

laws, &c. made or intended to take effect,

&c. after death'of grantor, &c. to any per-

son, &c. in trtist or otherwise, other

than to use of the Father, &c. shall be sub-

ject to a tax of two and one half per cent

on every $100 of clear value of such es-

tate, &c. to be paid to use of State, and all

executors, &c. shnll only be discharged

from liability of amount of such tax, the

payment of which they may be charged

with, by paying the same over to the use