JOHN H. STONE, Efquire, Governor.

1794.

titled to receive the fame fees as are or fhall be eftablifhed by law on the fervice
of executions.

C H A P.
LIII.

VIII. And be it enacted, That the juftices of the peace in the feveral counties
of this ftate, at the time of their meeting to lay the county affeffment, fhall ap-
point the conftables and overfeers of the roads for their refpective counties, in the
fame manner, and with the fame power and authority, as they have been hereto-
fore appointed by the refpective county courts.

Juftices to ap-
point confta-
bles, &c.

IX. And be it enacted, That the juftices of the peace fhall be allowed the fum
of ten fhillings per diem, to be included in the county affeffment, for every day
they fhall attend in difcharge of the duties required by this act.

Their allow-
ance.

X. And be it enacted, That fo much of an act, entitled, An act for the better
adminiftration of juftice in the feveral counties of this ftate, as directs the pro-
ceedings of the juftices of the peace in refpect to the laying the county affeffment,
and as authorifes the appointment of overfeers of the public roads and conftables,
fhall be and is hereby repealed.

Part of an act

repealed,

XI. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act fhall be conftrued to autho-
rife or empower the faid juftices of the refpective counties to allow any claim or
claims, charge or charges, againft their faid counties, not properly chargeable to
the fame, or to which the claimant fhall not produce a legal voucher, any law or
ufage to the contrary notwithftanding.

Certain
claims not to
be allowed,

&c.

XII. And be it enacted, That wherever the amount of the allowance to the
poor houfes in any county or counties of this ftate is afcert.iined and fixed by acts
of affembly now in force, nothing in this act fhall be held or conftrued to em-
power the juftices of the levy courts oF fuch county or counties to increafe the
faid allowance.

Allowance
fixed not to
be increased.

XIII. Provided nevertheless, and be it enacted, That nothing in the act

fhall be taken or conftrued to repeal any part of an aft paffed at this prefent fef-
fion, entitled, An act to alter the mode of collecting the county tax in Harford
county.

Provifo.

CHAP. LIV.
An ACT for the amendment of the law in certain cafes.

Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That in cafe any fheriff
or coroner fhall be called upon by order of any court of recojd within
this ftate, or of the high court of chancery, to make return of any writ
of execution, and fhall fail or omit to make return thereof within the time
limitted by rule of court made for that purpofe, it fhall and may be lawful to
and for the judges aforefaid to caufe judgment to be entered up, in the name of
the plaintiff or plaintiffs, againft fuch fheriff or coroner, for the amount of the
debt or damages, and cofts, recovered from the perfon or perfons againft whole
body, goods, chattels, lands or tenements, fuch execution fhall have iffued,
which judgment fhall have the fame effeft, operation and validity, as any judge-
ment rendered upon any verdid of a jury.

Paffed De-
cember 26.

Judgment

may be enter-
ed againft any

fheriff, &c.

in certain
cafe, &c.

II. And be it enacted, That in cafe any iheriff or coroner fhall be called upon
by order of the juftices of the general court, or of any county court, to return
any original writ, and fhall fail or omit to make return thereof within the time
limitted by rule of court for that purpofe, and in all cafes where any fheriff or
coroner, being called upon by order of the general court, or any county court,
to bring before them any defendant or defendants before arrefted by fuch fheriff
or coroner upon any original writ or mefne procefs, according to the tenor of his
return, the court, on motion, fhall caufe fuch fheriff or coroner to be amerced
to the amount of the debt or damages, and cofts, due from the defendant or de-
fendants, to be afcertained by the oath of the plaintiff or plaintiffs, his, her or
their factor, agent or attorney, and fuch other proof as the court may require.

Sheriff, &c.
failing to
make return,
may be
amerced, &c.