The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-04-05


er material, marked or stamped for a
lower duty, than ought to be raid upon
the same, then and in such case, it shall
be lawful for The person or persons, hol-
ding such instrument, to make oath or
affirmation, as the case may be, that at
the time Of making or receiving such in
strument of writing, the said holder or
holders thereof did not know Of the re-
cushion of this act, requiring the said in
strument to be stamped or marked, as
herein provided, or that if he, she or they
did know Of such acquisitions, that the
said instrument Of writing was made or
received through inadvelience or forget
| fulness thereof. and with no intention to
evade the provisions Of this act, and to
pay to the Clerk Of the County or of How
ard District, or of the City Court of Bal
timore, as the case may be, the duty
chargable by law on such instrument or
writing, together with ten dollars in addi-
ton thereto, which duty and additional
sum, such Clerk is hereby authorised and
required to receive and to endorse or re-
ceipl therefor under his hand, upon some
part of such instrument or writing, and
he shall also endorse thereon the oath or
affirmation to be taken as aforesaid after
which endorsements and not otherwise,
such instrument or writing shall be, to all
in,ents and purposes, as valid and avai!a-
BILE, o. if the same had been, or were
stamped or marked, as by this act requir>
ed. And ii any person with intent to de-
fraud this State, of any sum or sums of
money, directed 10 be paid by this act, shall
counterfeit or forge, or cause or procure to
be counterIelled or forged any receipt or
endorsement provided for and directed by
this Act, or shall, with the intent aforesaid,
counterfeit or forge, or cause or procure
10 be coun!erleiled or forged, any stamp
or mark provided for and directed by Ibis
Act, or shall utter, pass away, vend or Of
fer in evidence in any Court of Justice,
any such forged or counerieited receipt
or endorsement or mark or stamp, know
ing the same TO be forged or counterfeit
ed, then every person SO offending and
being thereof convicted in due form of
law, shall be adudged to be guilty of
msdemeanor and shall be subject TO be
fined in any sum, not exceeding one
thousand dollars, and TO be imprisoned
for any term not exceeding seven years at
the discretion of the Court.
Sect. 9. .4nd BE- ii enacted, That it
shall be the duty of the said Clerks, on
The first day 5 of June, September, Dsccm-
hel and March in each and every year af-
ter The passage of this act. to account with
and pay over to The Treasurer of this State
a! sum or sums of money received by
them under the provisions Of this Act, in
Guiding the additional sums, which they
may receive under the last preceding sec.
ZION, after deduciing thereiIom, COM
mission OF one per cenlum, upon the a
mount SO paid over, as compensation for
| their services, and the said account, which
shall be verified by the oath or affirmation
OF the said Clerk, shall show the amount
and number of stamps or marks remain
ing in their hands; and in case the said
Clerks shall fail to account and pay as a..
ioresaid, within thirty days from the days
above limited for that purpose, the Trea..
surer shall give notice thereof 10 the De-
putty Of the Attorney General for The pro-
per County, District or city, whose duty il
shall be to put the bond Of such Clerk in
suit, for the use Of this State, which shall
be liable therefor, as for any other default
of the principal obligor or obligoIs there
in, and recovery shall be had upon the
said bond for the whole amount of stamps
senf or Ia1ivored h,, TIN Co,,,,;,,;o,,. =.
other officer to the said Clerk, with inter-
est al the rate of ten per cenlum per an
mum, from the time of such default; and IA
recovery upon the bonds Of any of the
said Clerks, for any default under the pro-
visions of this act shal! be evidence of
MISCELLANEOUS in office and pso laclo, re-
move such Clerk from office, which
lhereupon shall be filled by the Governor,
as prescribed by the Constitution and laws
Of this State.
Sec. 10. ind be it enacted, That if any
person or persons at the time of The re-
peal, or expiration of this act, shall have
on hand any quantity of vellum, parch
ment, paper, or other material stamped
or marked, in the manner aforesaid, of
which no use shall have been made, such
person or persons, upon returning the
same to the Treasurer of this State, shall
be entitled to receive from him out of the
Treasury, the amount of the duties OH
such vellum, parchment, paper, or other
material, so returned as aforesaid.
Sec. IL. find be it enacted, That there
shall be paid to the Commissioner Of
Loans, or other officer TO beappon,edby the
Governor, as a compensation for the SER
vices imposed upon him by this act the
sum of seven hundred and fifty dollars,
and he is hereby authorised to employ
one Clerk at salary not exceeding Five
hundred dollars and an Assistant, either
from year to year, or from time to time,
as mas be necessary at an annual eXpense G,