Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-23

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PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
A N ACT imposing tax upon the sale
IA of Lottery Tickets to aid in paying the
debts of the State.
SECTION l. Be 1t enacted By The General
assembly Of .Maryzand, That from and af-
ter the first day of December next it shall
not be lawful to sell, or offer to sell, any
ticket, or part Of ticket, in any Lottery
drawn in this State, under the direction of
the Lottery Commissioners, unless such
ticket, or part of ticket, shall have been
previously stamped, or signed by one Of
the Lottery Commissioners, or by their
clerk, hereinafter to be appointed.
SEC. 2. find be 1t enacted, That for the
signing or stamping as aforesaid, the said
Lottery Commissioners shall receive, for
the use Of this State, from and after the Pc
Rod aforesaid, tax or duty at the follow
ing rate, that is to say, upon all tickets, the
scheme price of which shall exceed the
sum of ten dollars, twenty cents shall be
paid, and upon all tickets, the scheme price
of which shall be ten dollars or less, ten
cents shall be paid, and proportionate tax
.or duty upon fractional parts of whole tick
cts; the said tax or duty to be collected
and paid as is hereinafter provided.
Sec. 3 find be 1t enacted, That from and
after the period aforesaid, it shall be the
duty of the contractors, or parties to whom
licenses may be sold blythe Lottery Com
Imssioners, for the sale of tickets as afore-
said, to make monthly returns, on oath, to
the Lottery Commissioners, Of the number
Of tickets or parts of tickets sold by them
respectively, in each lottery scheme, and at
the time of such return, to pay to the said
commissioners, for the use of the State, the
amount Of the tax or duty upon the whole
amount of tickets or parts of tickets then
sold.
= SEC. 4. find be 1t enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the said Lottery Commits
Isioners to keep an accurate record of the
number Of tickets, and parts of tickets, is
sued by them under the authority of this
or any previous law, and upon the returns
being made to them by the said contractors,
Jas hereinbefore directed, the said Commits
Isioners shall carefully compare the said re-
turns with the said record, and adjust and
accordingly, and upon the failure of any of
the said contractors. to make such returns
and pay as aforesaid, the bond of the party
so failing shall be forthwith put in suit, and
a recovery had thereupon for the whole a.
mount of the tax or duty due and charge
able upon all the tickets issued 10 such de-
Ifaulting contractor, whether the same shall
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and after the period aforesaid, It Shall be
the duty of. the Lottery Commissioners to
take from the several contractors bonds
with surety and in penalty to be approx
ed by them, with condition for the perform
ance of the stipulations of this act, on the
part of such contractors to be performed
and fulfilled, together with and in addition
to the other engagement and stlpulations
on their part to be performed and fulfilled.
SEC. 6. find be 1t enacted, That it shall
Be the duty of the Commissioners of Lot
teries, on the first day of January, April,
July and October, in each and every year
after this act shall 60 into operation, to ac-
count with, upon oath, and pay into the
Treasury, all sums of money received by
them under the provisions of this act, and
upon their failure SO to account and pay as
aforesaid, for the space of twenty days, af-
ter the days above limited for that purpose,
they shall be sued in the name of this State
and recovery had against them for the
amount for which they may be in default,
with interest at the rate of fifty per centum
per annum; and upon such recovery, their
Iofices shall be vacated and new commits
sioners be appointed by the Governor.
SEC. z. find be it enacted, That the said
Lottery Commissioners shall have autho-
rity to appoint Clerk, and to allow him
an annual salary not exceeding seven hun
dred and fifty dollars, to be paid out Of the
il, proceeds Of the tax or duty on Lottery
tickets imposed by this act.
apl Is D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.
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