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2. And be it enacted, That the said lottery shall be liable to pay
one per cent, on the prizes to be drawn, to be applied to the pay-
ment of the salaries which may become due to the commissioners of
lotteries, and their clerks, during the year in which the said lottery
may be drawn.
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CHAP. 190.
To pay one per
cent on prizes to
be drawn
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CHAP. CXCI.
An Act relating to the Town Clerk of Elkton.
Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from
and alter the first day of April next, it shall be the duty of the
clerk to the commissioners of the town of Elkton, to take up and
impound any swine found going at large within the limits of the
said town, and advertise the same at the market-house and court-
house, describing their number, colour and marks, both natural
and artificial, and if the owner or owners shall appear within three
days after such advertising, and pay the sum of one dollar for each
hog, one half for the use of the clerk, and the other for the use of
the said town, and all reasonable charges for keeping the same,
they shall be delivered to him, her or them, but if the owner or
owners shall not appear and pay the sum of money and charges
aforesaid, it shall be lawful for the clerk aforesaid, and he is here-
by authorised and required, to sell said swine at public sale on the
fourth day after impounding at the market-house, between the
houses of twelve and one, after crying the same, and the money
arising therefrom, after deducting the sum of one dollar for the use
of said clerk, and all necessary expenses, shall be paid over to the
treasurer of said commissioners.
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Passed Feb 14 1820
Swine going at
large may be im-
pounded
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