Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1846-04-16
A N ACT to provide for the speedy collection OF
IA the Public Revenue.

A n ACT to provide for the speedy collection OF
IA the Public Revenue.
SECTION l. BE 1t enacted by the General assembly
of altand That it shall be the duty ofthe cl Jerks
of the county courts Of this State, and of Howard
district court and of the city court of Baltimore, o
transmit to the Treasurer OF this State, or 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 III pursuance of any eX-
istng or future law of this State, to regulate the
issuing of licenses to traders keepers Of ordinaries
and others, which list shall conform to the drec-
ton of the 5th section of the act of 1881 chapter
262 under the penalty provided by the 9th section
of the act passed at December session, 1927, chap
ter III, entitled can act to regulate the issuing
Of licenses to traders, keepers Of ordinaries and
others"
Sec. 9. find 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, with
in thirty days after the said first Monday of June
and November, to pay over to him the amount APP
pearng by said lists and accounts 10 be due to the
State, and in case the said clerks shall fail to &C
count and pay as aforesaid, within the period aoro-
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 use of this
State, in which suit recovery shall be had for the
amount so appearing to be due the State, with into
rest at the rate of ten per centum per dnnum, from
the first Monday of June and November respective
w. which recovery shall be evidence of misbehaVour
and ipso taco remove such clerks from Office, which
shall thereupon be filled by the Governor, as pre-
scribed 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
10 which he would otherwise be entitled.
Sec. 8. find be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
duty of the registers ofwlls of this State, the regis
ter of the Court Of Chancery, and the clerks OF the
county courts and Howard district, to account with
upon oath, and pay over to the Treasurer, on the
first Monday of June and November, in each and
every year. or within thirty days thereafter all sums
of money received by them, respectively, under the
provisions of the several acts of December session
1914 chapter l84, chapter 1885, and chapter 237
for which thew shall be allowed commission Of five
per cent,un upon the amount so paid over, and IL
case any of the said clerks registers shall tail tc
account and pay as aforesaid, within the PerloG
aforesaid, the same proceeding, recovery and consc
quence shall ensue provided in the preceding
section in reference to the clerks therein mention
ed
SEC H. find be 1t enacted, That it shall be the
dGty Of the clerks of the several county courts anc
Howard district the city court of Baltimore, and OF
the Commissioner Of Loans, on the first Monday OF
June and November III each and every year, OF
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
1914 chapter $50, the said clerks being entitled tc
deduct thercfrOm Il commission of five per Centum
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
ap2. ID. CLAUDE, Treasurer.