Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-09

A N ACT to provide for the speedy collection of
"a the Public Revenue.
SECTION /. Be ii enacted by The General assembly
of .NurvLand That it shall be the duty the clerks
of the county courts Of this State, and of Howard
district court, and of the city court Of Baltimore, 10
transmit to the Treasurer Of this State before
the first Monday of June and November in each and
every year after the passage of this act lists and
counts, under OATH of all licenses which shall be
by them severally granted in pursuance of any
istng or future law of this State, to regulate the
issuing Of licenses to traders, keepers of ordnares
and others, which list shall conform to the direc-
ton Of the 9Th section of the act of 1881 chapter
2G2, under the penalty provided by the 9Th section
Of the act passed at December session, lS27, chap
ter III, entitled can act to regulate the issuing
.of licenses to traders, keepers Of ordinares and
Others" ..:
Sec. 9. Ind be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the said clerks, at the time Of transmitting
the said lists and accounts to the Treasurer or with
in thirty days after the said first Monday of June
and November, to pay over to him the amount APP
pcarng by said lists and accounts to be due to the
State, and in case the said clerks shall fail to ac-
count and pay aforesaid, within the period aforc
said the Treasurer shall give notice thereof to the
deputy Of the Attorney General for the proper
county, district city, whose duty it shall be to
put the bond Of such clerks in suit for the this
State, in which suit recovery shall be had for the
rest at the rate Of ten per centNm per GnUn, from
the first Monday Of June and November respective
Iy, which recovery shall be evidence Of msbehavour
and pSo fuct0 remove such clerks from office, which
shall theroupon be filed by the Governor, as pre-
scrbed by the Constitution and Laws Of this State
and such failure on the part Of any Of the said
clerks shall amount to forfeiture Of the commission
to which he would otherwise be entitled 10.
SEC. 8. .4na be ii enacted, That it shall be the
duty Of the registers ofWs Of this State the regis
ter Of the Court Of Chancery, and the clerks ofthe
county courts and Howard district, to account with,
upon oath, and pay over to the Treasurer, the
first Monday of June and November, in each and
every year, within thirty days thereafter, all sums
Of money received by them, respectively, under the
provisions Of the several acts of December session,
1914, chapter 1874, chapter l69, and chapter 237,
for which they shall be allowed commission Of five
per ccntU2n upon the amount so paid over, and in
case any Of the said clerks registers shall fail to
account and pay aforesaid, within the period
aforesaid, the proceeding, recovery and consc-
quence shall ensue are provided in the preceding
section, in reference to the clerks therein mention
ed.
/ SEC. 4. ,qnd be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty OF the clerks Of the several county courts and
Howard district, the city court of Baltimore and OF
the Commissioner of Loans, on the first Monday OF
June and November in each and every year, or
within thirty days thereafter, to account with, upon
oath, and pay over to the Treasurer all sums OF
money received by them, respectively, under the
provisions Of the act passed at December session,
I844, chapter ESQ., the said clerks being entitled to
deduct thcreiIom commission Of five per ccntp1n
and in case OF failure in addition to the proceedings
recovery and consequences which are prescribed BY
the act last referred to, the said clerks shall forfeit
the commission heretofore allowed them
ape D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.