The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1845-04-12

'eilUii, pdICiiileHt, PdpeTS Ut ottitT undte-
rial stamped or marked, so that the same
may be afterwards used by him or them
as though he or they had obtained thl
said velium, parchment, paper, or Other
material. already stamped or marked from
the Clerk Of the County Court, the City
Court of Baltimore, or OF Howard Dis.
trict Court, as is herein provided, such
person or persons shall present tie said
vellum, parchment, paper or other mate
rial TO the said Commissioner of Loans, or
Officer to be appointed by the Governor.
who shall, upon receiving from such per-
son or persons, the amount OF the duties,
chargeabie thereupon stamp or mark the
said paper, parchment, vcllum, or other
material with such stamps or marks as
the said person or persons may require,-
provided, that nothing in this section con-
tanned, shall authorize stamp or mark to
be put upon any Of the instruments,
whether written or printed, enumerated
in this act, after the same shall have been
perfected and executed, and it shall be the
duty of the said Commissioner of Loans,
or officer to be appointed by the Cover
nor, on the first days of June, September,
December and March, in each and every
year, after the passage Of this act, 10 &C
count with and pay over TO the Treasur-
er Of this State, all sum or sums of money
received under the provisions of this sec
ton, and on failure, SO 10 account and pay
over, within ten days from the days above
limited for that purpose, the Treasurer
shall! give notice thereof to the Deputy Of
the Attorney General for the City of Bal
simore, whose duty /! shall be, to pu, the
bond Of such commissioner of Loans, or
Officer appointed by the Governor in suit
for the use of this State, which shall be
liable therefor, as for any other default of
the principal obligor or obligors therein,
and "a recovery shall be had upon the said
bond for the whole amount due lhereupon
with interest at the rate of ten per centum
per annum from the time of such default.
Sec. 6 find be ii ena cted, That when.
ever any person or persons shall apply to
any of the said Clerks, for the purchase
d! one time, of any quantity of vellum,
parchment, paper, or other material,
stamped and marked in the manner afore-
said, the whole amount of the duties on
which quantity shall be ten dollars or
upwards, such Clerk shall be, and he is
hereby authorised and required to deliver
TO such person or persons, such quantity
of veIlum, parchment, paper, or other ma
serlal 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 cen,um on
such amount, which deduction the said
Clerk is hereby authorised and required
10 allow.
Section 2. ind Be il enacted, That If
any person or persons shall write or print
or cause TO be written or printed, upon
any unstalnped vellum, parchment, paper
or other material, with tintent fraudulent
ly to evade the duties imposed by this
act any CT the matters and things for
which the said vellum, parchment, paper
or other material, is hereby charged to
pay any duty, or shall write or print, or
caused to be written or printed any mat
icr or thing, upon any vellum, parchment.
paper brother material, than shal! be mar
ked or stamped Tor any lower duty Than
the duty by this act payable, or shall
write or print, or cause 10 be written or
printed on vellnm, parchment, paper or
other material, duly stamped, any matters
or things. in respect whereof "a duty is
payable as aforesaid, a, a distance from
the stamps or marks. impressed upon the
SAID vellum, parchment, paper, or other
material, with intent again 10 use the said
stamps, vellum, parchment, paper or 9TH
er material, or with intent lraudulently to
evade the duties imposed by this act, Or
shall write or print, or cause to be writ
ten or printed any matters or things, liz
respect whereof duty is payable, on any
piece OF stamped vellum, parchment, pa
per or other material, wherein shall have
been before written or printed any other
matter or thing, in respect whereofa duty
is payable by this act, before such vellun,
parchment, paper or other material shall
have been again duly 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 of Baltimore, one moiety .hereo:
TO the use of this State, snd the other
moiety thereof to the use of the infor-
mer, who shall be competent witness
upon the trial Ct such indictment or in
formation.
Section s. Ind be 1t enacted, That no
instrument Of writing whatsoever, chars
ged by this act with the payment of a
duty as aforesaid, shall be placed or CIV
en- in 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