Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-07-06
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Passed by the General assembly Of Maryland, at their
session 1chich commenced on the last .Mond.y
Of December, l647.
No. 22O.

NO. -JU.
A ACT entitled a Further Supplement to the
"a Act entitled an Act imposing tax COM
missions allowed to Executors and Administrators
to aid in paying the debts of the State, passed at
december session, eighteen hundred and forty-four
chapter one hundred and eghty-four.
WheTeas, doubts have arisen under the act of
eighteen ard forty-fve chapter three hundred and
nlnety-onc, (beng supplement to the act of egh-
teen hundred and forty-four, chapter one bund red
and eighty-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 ii enacted by the General .4ssenabiu Of
Maryland, That it shall be the duty of the Orphans
Court of the county in which letters testamentary
orot administration granted to fix and determine
in every case, the amount ofthe Commssionto which
the executor or administrator is by law entitled and
when legacy is left by any tesator 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 exccu-
tor administrator shall pay the tax for the benefit
of the State of onetenth part of the sum so allowed
or fixed by said Court for commissions as aforesaid
pTorded, that nothing in this 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 witt,
The Orphans Court of any county Of Howard
District.
SEC. = lind be IL enacted, That the second third
and fourth sections Of the act of December session
eighteen hundred and forty five, chapter three hun
dred and nnety-one, be, and the same are hereby
repealed.
SEC. 8 find be 1t enacted, That the sixth and Sc
venth sections of the act Of seventeen hundred and
nnety-eght, chapter hundred and one, sub
chapter fourteen, be, and the are hereby repeal
ed prorided that nothing III this section contained
shall in any way affect any administrations granted
under said sections, either of them of said act
OF seventeen hundred ninety-eight, prior to the
first day OF June next or any bond given under said
sections, or either of then, or any rights or pro-
ceedlngs under such administration or bond granted
or given before the first day of June next bat all the
rights OF parties under any such administration or
bond granted given under said Sections or either
OF them, before the saio first day of June next shall
be the same as if this act had not been passed
SEC A. find be 1t enacted That it shall be the du-
ty OF every Executor or Administrator to whom let
tiers testamentary Of administration shall hereaf-
ter be granted, in addition to the oath OF rmaton
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 truly comply with the pro-
visions of the act imposing tax on commissions al
lowed to executors and administrators and to aid in
paying the debts ofthe State and ofthe supplements
thereto; which oath affirmation the respective
Regsters OF Wills arc hereby required to administer
and to place the record with the usual oath
or iii raion and that the sixth section of the act OF
eighteen hundred and iorty-four, chapter one hum
dred and eighty-four, be and the is hereby
repealed d. CLAUDE, Treasurer.
may 25-3w.