The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-03-29

| '"e snt" person or persons may require
provided, lha, nothing in this section con-
tanned, shall authorised stamp or mark 10
be put upon any of the instruments,
whether written or printed, enumerated
III this act, after the same shall have been
| perfected and exec uted, and il shall be the
duty Of The said Commissioner OF Loans,
Of officer TO be appointed by the Cover
nor, OIL The first days of June, September,
December aud March, in each and every
year, after the passage of this act, TO &C
count with and pay over 10 the Treasur-
er al This State, all sum or sums Of money
received under the provisions of this sec
lion, aad on failure, so 10 account and paw
over, within ten days from the days above
limited Tor Mat purpose, the Treasurer
shall give no,ice thereof 10 the Deputy of
The Attorney General for the Guy of Bal
tlmoFe, whose duty IT shall be, to put The
bond of such commissioner Of Loans, or
Officer appointed by the Governor in suit
Tor The Use OF tins Sale, which shall be
liable therefor, as for any other default of
the principal "bligor or obligors therein,
and recovery shal! be had upon the said
| bond Tor the whole amount due lhereupon
| w'th lnieres: al the rate Of ten per ccmlnm
per annum from the time of such default.
Sec. q ind BE- ii ena cLed, That when.
ever any person or persons shall applyIo
any Of Me said Clerks, for the purchase
at one time, OF any quantity Of velium,
parchment, paper. or oIhsr material,
stamped and marked in the manner afore-
sad, The whole amount of The duties Oh
which Quantity shall be ten dollars or
upwards, such Clerk shall be, and he is
hereby authorised and required to deliver
I" such person or persons, such quantity
OF veilum, parchment, paper, or other ma
Ierai stamped as aforesaid, the said per-
son or persons paying down the amount
OF the said duties, after deduciing there
from seven and one half per ceA.um on
such amount, which deduction the said
Cier k is hereby authorised and required
to allow.
Section Z. ind be il enacted, That if
any person Or persons shall write or print
or Cause TO be writer or printed, upon
any uns!ampcd velum, parchment. paper
or other material, with intent fraudulent
" to evade the duties imposed by this
act any Of the matters and things for
which the said yellunl, parchment, paper
or other material, is hereby charged to
pay any duty, or shall write or print, or
caused 10 be written or printed any mat.
Ter or thing, upon any veIum, Parchment.
paper brother nialeiill, tn all shall be mar
kGd or stamped Tor any lower duly than
'he duly by his act payable. or shall
write or pr'ni, or cause to be written or
printed Oh veIlnm, parchment, paper or
other material, duly stamped, ANY matters
or thlnss IN respect whereof duly is
payable as aforesaid, IA, distance from
the stamps or marks. impressed upon the
sand ve'lum, parchment, paper, or other
material, with intent again 10 use the said
stamps, vt!Ium, parchment, paper or OH
er material, or with intent fraudulenlly 10
f'ade The duties imposed by this act, or =,
shall WilIe or pint, or cause TO be writ
ten or printed any matters or things, in
respect whereof a duty is payable, on any
piece Of stamped vel!um, parchment. pa
per or other material, wherein shall have
been before written or printed any other
matter or thing, i'll respect whereofa duty
is payable by lhs act before such yellum,
parchment, ioper or Other material shalt
have been again duty stamped or marked
according to this act, every such person
SO offending shall, for every such offence,
forfeit the sum Of one hundred dollars, to
be recovered by indictment or informa-
ton in the County Court of the County,
or Of Howard District, or in the CITY
Court oi Baltimore one moiety thereof
10 The use of this State, and the other
moety thereof to The use of the infor-
ncr, who shall be a competent witness
upon the trial CT such indic,men, or i'll
formation.
Section 8. Ind b. il enacted, That 70
Instrument Of writing whatsoever. chars
ged BY this act with The payment Of
duly as aforesaid, shall be placed or Civ
en- N evidence in any Cour: of this State,
or admitted in any such Court, to be a.
valuable in law or in equity, or shall be
valid or available for any purpose what
soever, unless the same shall be stamped
or marked as aforesaid. Provided, that if
any such instrument of writing shall have
been written or printed, upon. vellum.
parchment, paper. or other material not
marked or Stamped according to this act,
or upon velIum, parchment, paper, or 9TH
er material, marked or stamped for a
lower duty, than ought to be paid npon
the same, then and III such case, it shall
be lawful for the person or persons, hol-
ding such instrument, to make oath or
as The case may be, that at
the time Of making or receiving such in>
s,rument of writing, the said holder or
holders thereof did not know Of the re-
QUESTION of this act, requiring the said in