LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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13. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no toll-gate
shall be put up any where west of the intersection of
the Christiana and Eastern Shore roads, near Elkton.
14. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the damages
to owners of land through which said road shall go in
Cecil county, shall be paid by said county, and the
levy court shall assess and levy the same on the as-
sessable property of said county.

CHAPTER 134.

1812.

Toll gate.
Damages.

An act to prevent the issuing of small Bank Notes.
SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That from and after the expira-
tion of the charters of the several Banks of this State,
it shall not be lawful for any Bank or Banking Insti-
tution which now is, or hereafter may be established
within the same, to issue Bank Notes of a less deno-
mination than five dollars, nor of any intermediate
denomination between five and ten.

Passed Dec.
21, 1812.

Bank Notes.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That no renewal of
the charter of any Bank now established, or the giant
of a charter to any new Bank, shall be construed to
authorise such Bank to issue Notes of the description
prohibited by the first section of this act, unless spe-
cially authorised thereto by such renewal or grant.

CHAPTER 135

Said notes shall
not be issued
without spe-
cial authority.

An act recognizing the coin of the United States,
and the value of foreign coins as established by
the Acts of the Congress of the United States.

Passed Dec.
21, 1812.

WHEREAS, By the eighth sec don of the first ar-
ticle of the constitution of the United States, Con-
gress is empowered to coin money, regulate the va-
lue thereof, and of foreign coin, and for carrying into
effect the power given by the constitution, Congress
hath established a mint and regulated the coins of the
United States, and regulated foreign coins: There-
fore,

Preamble.

SEC. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General As-
sembly of Maryland, That the species of coins
which have been and which may be struck at the mint
of the United States, and the rates of foreign coins,
as have been or shall be severally regulated and es-
tablished by Congress, shall be adjudged and taken
and recognized as the current money of this State.

Coins recog-
nized.

3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the money of
account of this State, shall be expressed in the same

Money of a-
counts, &c.