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

as though he or !hey had obtained thu
said vellum, parchment, paper, or o,he
material, already stamped or marked from
the Clerk of the County Court, The City
Court of Baltimore, or of Howard Dis.
lrict Court, as is herein provided, such
person or persons shall present the sait
veilum, parchment, paper or other mate.
rial to the said Commissioner of Loans, OF
Officer To be appointed by the Governor
who shall, upon receiving from such per,
son or persons, the amount Of the duties
chargeabe thereupon stamp or mark the
said paper, parchment, vellum, or Other
material with such stomps or marks a<
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
i'll 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, to &c
count with and pay over to the Treasur-
err of this State, all sum or sums of money
received under the provisions of this sec
ton, and on failure, so to 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
limore, whose duty /, shall be, 10 put The
bond of such commissioner OF Loans, or
Officer appointed by The Governor in suit
for the use of this Sale, which shalt be
liable therefor, as for any other default of
the principal obligor or ob!igors therein,
aud IA recovery shall be had upon the said
bond for the whole amount due lhereupon
with interest at the rate Of ten per cenlum
per annum from the time Of such default.
Sec. q ind be il nactcd, That when
ever any person or persons shall apply to
any of The said Clerks, for the purchase
al one time, of any quantity of velum,
parchment, paper, or other material.
stamped and marked i'll the manner aiore-
said, the whole amount OF The duties on
which quantity shall be ten dollars or
upwards, such Clerk shall be, aud he is
hereby authorised and required to deliver
to such person or persons, such quantity
oil veIinrs, parchment, paper, or ether ina
IerlaI stamped as aforesaid, the said per
sou or persons paying down the amount
ri the SAID dules, after deducting there
from seven and one half per cenlum on
such amount, which deduction the said
Clerk is hereby authorised and required
10 allow.
Section Z. lad Be il enacted, That il
any person or persons shall write or print
or cause to be written or printed, upon
any unstamped vellum, parchment, paper
or other material, with intent fraudulent
y to evade the duties imposed by this
acD any Of 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 mai
ter or thing, upon any vellum, parchment.
paper brother material, than shall be mar
ked or stamped for any lower duty than
The duty by this act payable, or shall
write or print, or cause to be written or
printed on yellum, parchment, paper or
other material, duly stamped, any matters
or things in respect whereof a duty is
payable as aforesaid, at distance from
the stamps or marks. impressed upon the
SAID vellum, parchment, paper, or other
material, with intent again to use the said
stamps, velum, parchment, paper or 9TH
er material, or with intent fraudulenlly to
evade the duties imposed by this act, or
shall wti'e or print, or cause to be writ
ten or printed any matters or things, in
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 vcllum,
parchment. paper or other material shall
have been again duly stamped or marked
according 10 this ac,, 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
Cour. Of Baltimore, one moety therec.
to the use of this State, and the other
moely thereof to the use of the infor.
mer, who shall be competent witness
upon the trial CT such indictment or in
formation.
Section s. find be il enacted, That TO
instrument of writing whatsoever, chars
ged bv this act with the payment of a
duty as aforesaid, shall be placed or CIV
en- in evidence in any Cour: of this Stala,
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 il
any such instrument of writing shall have