1847.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 263.

upon which issue the jury shall assess such damages as
the State may have sustained, and upon such verdict,
if for the State, judgment shall be entered for the pen-

sity of the bond, to be released on the payment of the
damages assessed by the jury, with interest thereon
until paid, and costs.

CHAPTER 262.

Passed

Mar. 10, 1848.

A supplement to the act entitled, an act imposing duties
on Promissory Notes, Bills of Exchange, Specialties
and other instruments of writing, to aid in paying the
debts of the State.

Days of pay-
ment fixed.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the commissioner of loans or other
officer appointed under the provisions of the act to
which this is a supplement, shall account with and pay
over to the treasurer on the first days of March, June,
September and December, in every year, all sums of

money received under said act, under the penalties
provided by the fifth section of said act.

To employ a

clerk.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioner
of loans be and he is authorised to employ a
clerk at a salary not exceeding five hundred dollars
per annum, to be paid but of the moneys received for
stamps.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall be in
full force from and after the passage of this act.

CHAPTER 263.

Passed

March 9, 1848.

Commission-
ers appointed.

An act entitled an act to incorporate the Choptank and
Delaware Rail Road Company.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Alexander P. Sorden, James Madison
Whiteby, William Sorden, James Reden, James Melvin,
Jonathan Tyler, James Carter, Richard C. Carter be
and they are hereby appointed commissioner under the
direction of whom subscriptions may be received to the

Books to be
opened.

capital stock of the Choptank and Delaware rail road
company hereby incorporated, and they or a majority of
them may cause books to be opened at such times and
places as they may direct, for the purpose of receiving