Ch. 6

LAWS OF MARYLAND

1.

The owner or holder of every bill of exchange drawn in this
State on any person, corporation or company in any foreign
country, and regularly protested, shall have a right to recover
so much current money as will purchase a good bill of exchange of
the same time of payment, and upon the same place, at the current
exchange of such bill, and also fifteen [per cent.] PERCENT
damages upon the value of the principal sum mentioned in such
bill, and costs of protest, together with legal interest upon the
value of the principal sum therein mentioned from the time of
protest, until the principal and damages are paid and satisfied.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Extraneous punctuation and spelling error in
Article 13, § 1.

Occurred: Prior to 1957 codification of the Annotated
Code of Maryland.

Article 16A - State Emergency Management and Civil Defense

6B.

After the Governor has declared a state of emergency, the
Director[,] is responsible for coordinating the activities of the
offices of the State government and of those political
subdivisions included in the declaration in all actions that
serve to prevent or alleviate the ill effects of the imminent or
actual emergency. An executive order or proclamation of a state
of emergency shall activate the disaster response and recovery
aspects of the State and local disaster emergency plans
applicable to the political subdivision or area in question and
shall be authority for the deployment and use of any resources to
which the plan or plans apply and for use or distribution of any
supplies, equipment, and materials and facilities assembled,
stockpiled, or arranged to be made available pursuant to this
[part] SUBTITLE or any other provision of law relating to
emergencies.

DRAFTER'S NOTE:

Error: Extraneous comma and stylistic error in
Article 16A, § 6B.

Occurred: Ch. 505, Acts of 1981.

Article 20 - Tri-County Council of Southern Maryland

1-103.

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