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

or upon vcllusn, parchment, paper, or 9th
ef material, marked or stamped for Q
lower duty, than ought to be paid upor
the same, then and in such case, il shall
be lawful for The person or parsons, hol,
ding such instrument, to make oath OF
affirmation, as the case may be, that a
the time Of making or receiving such in.
strument of writing, the said holder OF
holders thereof did not know OF the re-
QUESTION of this act, requiring Inc 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 OF
received through inadvertence 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 Guy Court Of Bal
timore, as the case may be, the duty
chargable by law on such instrument or
writing, together with ten dollars in add-
ton thereto, which duty and additional
sum, such Clerk is hereby authorised and
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c4ipt therefor under his hand, upon some
part of such instrument or writing, and
he shall also endorse thereon The oath or
affirmation to he taken as aforesaid after
which endorsements and not otherwise.
such instrument or wiring shall be, to all
intents and purposes, as valid and availa.
BILE, 81 if the same had been, or were
stamped or marked, a, by this act requir-
ed. And if any person with intent to de-
fraud this State, of any sum or sums Of
money, directed to be paid by this act shall
counterfeit or forge, or cause or procure to
be countertei!ed or forged any receipt or
endorsement provided for and directed by
this Act, or shall, with the inlen, aforesaid,
counterfeit! or forge, or cause or procure
10 be counterfeled or forged, any stamp
or mark provided for and directed by this
Act, or shall utter, pass away. vend or Of
fer in evidence in any Court of Justice.
any such forged or counlelleiied receipt
or endorsement or mark or stamp, know
ing the same TO be forged or coun,erfeil-
ed, then every person so offending and
being thereof convicted in due form of
law, shall be adjudged to be guilty of
misdemeanor and shall be subject to he
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. find be IL enacted, That it
shall be the duty Of the said Clerks, on
the frs! days of June, September, Decem-
Der and March in each and every year at
ter the passage Ct this act, to account with
and pay over 10 The Treasurer of this Stale
all sum or sums Of money received by
them under the provisions of this Act, in
GLIDING the additional sums, which they
may receive under the last preceding sec
lion, after deducling thereitom, COM
| mission OF one per centum, 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 i'll their hands; and in case the said
Clerks shall fail TO account and pay as a..
foresaid, within thirty days from the days
above Limited for that purpose, the Trea..
suler shall give notice thereof to the De-
putty of the Attorney General for the pro-
per County, District or city, whose duty ii
shall be 10 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 obigor or obligors there
in, and recovery shall be had upon the
said bond for The whole amount of stamps
sent or delivered by the Commissioner or
other officer to the said Clerk, with inter-
est al the rate of ten per cenlum per an
num-, from the time of such default; and
recovery upon the bonds Of any of the
said Clerks, for any default under the pro-
visions of this act shall! be evidence of
MISCELLANEOUS in Office and pso fac,o. re-
move such Clerk from Office, which
thereupon shall be liiled by the Governor,
as prescribed by the Constitution and laws
| OF this State.
Sec. 10. find be ii 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 on
such vellum, parchment, paper, or other
material, so returned as aforesaid.
Sec. IL. ind BE- il enacted, That there
shall be paid to the Commissioner of
Loans, or other officer to beappoin,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 a salary not exceeding Five