1795.

LAWS of M A R Y L A N D.

C H A P.
LIV.

Officers fala-

ries.

II. Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That the following
officers of civil government for the time being fhall be entitled to receive at the
rate of the following falaries, in current money, for the enfuing year, to wit :
The treafurer of the weftern fhore, fix hundred pounds; the treafurer of the eaft-
ern fhore, one hundred and fifty pounds; the auditor, two hundred pounds; the
clerk of the council, two hundred and fifty pounds; the clerk of the fenate, fif-
ty pounds; the clerk of the houfe of delegates, one hundred pounds; the prin-
ter to the ftate, four hundred and fifty pounds; the meffenger to the council, fif-
ty pounds.

Monies to be

firft applied.

Paffed De-
cember 23.

Regifter, &c.
empowered to
adjourn court,
&c.

III. And be it enacted, That all monies which fhall remain in the treafury,
after difcharging the journal of accounts, and all monies heretofore appropriated
to the ufe of congrefs, which fhall hereafter be received, and all unappropriated
money which may come into the treafury, be firft applied to the payment of the
civil lift for the enfuing year.

C H A P. LV.
An ACT to authorife in certain cafes the adjournment of the
courts therein mentioned.
Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That in all cafes here-
after where the general court, the court of appeals, any county court,
orphans court or levy court, within this ftate, fhall not meet at the time
prefcribed by law, or to which the faid courts may refpectively ftand adjourned,
the regifter or clerk of the faid courts refpectively fhall have full power and au-
thority, and are hereby required, to adjourn their refpective courts from day to
day until a meeting of the judges or juftices of the faid refpective courts can be
had as prefcribed by law, any former law of this ftate to the contrary notwith-
ftanding.

C H A P. LVI.

Paffed De-

cember 23.

A Supplement to the act, entitled. An act directing the manner of
fuing out attachments in this province, and limitting the extent
of them.

Creditor, in
certain cafes,
may make ap-
plication, &c.

Be it enacted, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That from and after
the palling of this act, if any perfon whatfoever, not being a citizen of
this ftate, and not refiding therein, fhall or may be indebted unto a citi-
zen of this ftate, or of any other of the United States, or if any citizen of this
ftate, being indebted unto another citizen thereof, fhall actually run away, ab-
fcond or fly from juftice, or fecretly remove him or herfelf from his or her place
of abode, with intent to evade the payment of his or her juft debts, fuch credi-
tor may, in either cafe, make application to any judge of the general court, juf-
tice of the county court, or juftice of the peace; and on the oath or affirmation
of fuch creditor, made before any judge of the general court, juftice of the coun-
ty court, or juftice of the peace, of this ftate, or before any judge of any other
of the United states, that the faid debtor is bona fide indebted to him or her in
the fum of —————— , over and above all difcounts, and at the fame time pro-
ducing the bond or bonds, bill or bills, protefted bill or bills of exchange, pro-
miffory note or notes, or other inftrument or inftruments of writing, account or
accounts, by which the faid debtor is fo indebted, and alfo, (in the cafe of the
debtor not being a citizen of this ftate,) on the oath or affirmation of the faid
creditor made as aforefaid, that he or fhe doth know, or is credibly informed and
verily believes, that the faid debtor is not a citizen of this ftate, and that he or
the doth not refide therein, and alfo, (in the cafe of the debtor being a citizen of
this ftate,) on the oath or affirmation of the faid creditor made as aforefaid, that
he or or fhe doth know, or is credibly informed and verily believes, that the faid
debtor lly run away or fled from juftice, or removed from his or her place
of abode, with intent to injure and defraud his or her creditor or creditors, the

faid judge of the general, juftice of the county court, or juftice of the peace,
fhall be and he is hereby fully authorifed and required forthwith to iffue his war-
rant to the clerk of the general or of the county court, as the cafe may require,