Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-25
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Passed by the General assembly of Maylard at their
session achich commenced on the last Monday
Of December, lS47.
No. $50.


A N ACT entitled, Further Supplement to the
IA Act entitled an Act imposing tax on COM
missions allowed to Executors and Administrators,
December session, eighteen hundred and forty-fouf,
chapter one hundred and eighty-four.
Whereas, doubts have arisen under the act OF
eighteen and forty-ve, chapter three hundred and
Ininetyone, (being supplement to the act of eigh
teen hundred and forty-four, chapter one hundred
and elghty-four,) whether an Executor or Admins
traitor is bound to pay any tax when he claims no
commissions, therefore to remove all such doubts,
SEC. Be 1t enacted by the General assembly OF
uaryland That it shall be the duty of the Orphans
Court OF the county in which letters tesamentary
or OF administration granted, to fix, and determine
I'D every case, the amount of the Commission to which
the executor administrator is by law entitled; and
when legacy is left by any testator to his executor,
IN way of compensation, the said legacy shall be
reckoned IN the Commissions fixed and determined
by the Orphans Court aforesaid; and the eXecu-
tor or administrator shall pay the tax for the benefit
OF the State of onetenth part of the allowed
or fixed by said Court for commissions aforesaid,
prorided, that nothing in this act shall be construed
to affect any administration granted prior to the first
day of June, eighteen hundred and forty-ive or any
administration which before to the first day of June
next, shall have been finally settled and closed with
the Orphans Court of any county or of Howard
District.
Sec. 2 find be 1t enacted, That the second, third
and fourth sections of the of December session
eighteen hundred and forty fve chapter three hum
dred and ninety-one, be, and the same hereby
repealed.
Sec. 8 find be 1t enacted, That the sixth and Sc
venth sections of the act Of seventeen hundred and
nlnety-eight, chapter one hundred and one, SUBJ
chapter fourteen, be- and the same are hereby repeal
ed providcd that nothing in this section contained
shall in any way affect any administrations granted
under said sections, either of then of said act
of seventeen hundred rinety-eight, prior to the
first day of June next, or any bond given under said
sections, either OF them, or any rights pro-
ceedings under such administration or bond granted
given before the first day Of June next bot all the
rights of parties under any such administration or
bond granted or given under said sections, or either
otthem before the saio first day Of June next, shalt
be the same as if this act had not been passed.
Sec. 4. find be ii enacted, That it shall be the du-
ty OF every Executor or Administrator, to whom let
tiers testamentary or OF administration shall hereaf-
ter be granted in addition to the oath or affirmation
now required by the act of seventeen hundred and
ninety eight, chapter one hundred and one sub
chapter three, section twelve to be taken by eXecu-
tors administrators, to take an additional oath or
affirmation that he she will diligently and faith
fully regard and well and truy comply with the pro.
Visions OF the act imposing tax on commissions az
lowed TO executors and administrators and to aid in
paying the debts ofthe State and ofthe supplements
thereto; which oath affirmation the respective
Registers of Wills hereby required to administer,
and to place the same record with the usual oath
att rmaon and that the sixth section the act of
eighteen hundred and torty-lour, chapter one hun
dred and eighty-four, be and the same is hereby
repealed. d. CLAUDE, Treasurer
may 25-3w.