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lecting or refusing to pay, he giving at least thirty days notice
of such sale, previous thereto, in two or more of the news-paper's
published in Baltimore; and the said several sums of money,
when thus collected, to pay over to the person or persons respec-
tively entitled to receive the same; and in case the person or
persons entitled to damages, refusing to receive the same when
tendered, the tender thereof shall be considered as good and ef-
ficient to enable the city commissioners to proceed to open the
street, as if the said damages had been received; Provided al-
ways, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to prevent
the ultimate payment of damages to such person or persons as
may he justly entitled to receive the same, without interest, from
the time of making such tender; and as a compensation for his
services the said collector shall be entitled to a commission on the
whole amount to be by him collected of seven and one half per
cent.
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Dec. Ses. 1816
Proviso.
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CHAPTER 63.
An act to authorise James Keene, late Sheriff of Caroline
County, to complete his collections.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That James Keene, late sheriff of Caroline county, be and he is
hereby authorised and empowered, to collect, until the first day
of January, one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, all balan-
ces due him as sheriff of said county, in the same manner which
he could or might have done within the time limited by law.
2. And be it enacted, That before the said James Keene, late
sheriff of Caroline county, as aforesaid, shall proceed to execute
or distrain the property of any person or persons for taxes,
officers fees, or public dues, in virtue of this act, he shall deliver
to, or leave at the last place of abode of the person or pel sons,
his, her or their heirs, executors or administrators, chargeable
with the same, at least thirty days previously to levying such
execution or distress, an account, written in words at full length,
of the taxes, officers fees or public dues, demanded of him, her
or them, with an affidavit annexed thereto, that he has not re-
ceived any part thereof, nor any thing as security or satisfaction
for the same, more than credit given, to the best of his knowledge.
3. And be it enacted, That the said James Keene, late sheriff
of Caroline county, as aforesaid, before he derives any benefit
from or under this act, shall lodge his collection hooks in the
clerk's office of Caroline county, to be opened for the inspection
of all persons interested in the same.
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Passed Jan. 11.
Time for col-
lection extend-
ed.
To deliver an
account before
execution.
Books to be
lodged in clerk's
office.
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CHATTER 64.
An act to authorise and empower the Justices of the Or-
phans Court of Charles County to appoint a Guardian to
Mary Fowke, Catharine Elizabeth Fowke, William
Augustus Fowke, and Virlinda Stone Fowke, infant
children of Gerard Fowke and Mary Bayne Fowke, for
certain purposes therein mentioned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the justices of the orphans court of Charles county he, and
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Passed Jan. 13
Orphans court
to appoint a
Guardian, &c.
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