Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-06-15
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Passed By the General assembly Of Maryland at their
session, aclich commenced ON the last Monday
of December, lS47.
No. $50.

An ACT entitled, Further Supplement to the
n Act entitled an Act imposing tax on COM
missions allowed to Executors and Administrators,
to aid in paving the debts of the State, passed at
December session, eighteen hundred ana 1orty1our'
chapter one hundred and eighty -four.
Whereas. doubts have arisen under the act OF
eighteen and forty-fve, chapter three hundred and
ninety-one, (being supplement to the act OF eigh-
teen hundred and forty-four, chapter one hundred
and eighty-four,) whether an Executor or Admins
traitor is bound to pay any tax when ne claims no
commissions therefore to remove all such doubts,
Sec. l Be it enacted by the General assembly OF
ylaruland That it shall be the duty of the Orphans
Court of the county in which letters testamentary
or of administration are granted, to fix, and determine
in eperycase the amount ofthe 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
Ireckoned in the Commissions fixed and determined
by the Orphans Court as aforesaid; and the execu-
tor administrator shall pay the tax for the benefit
of the State of opeenth part of the sum so allowed
or fixed by said Court for commissions aforesaid,
provided, that nothing in this act shall be construed
to affect any administration granted prior to the first
day of June eighteen hundred and forty-hve 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
DEC Una De u eHuCttG, Hdt ttie StCoIlu, tiilu
and fourth sections of the act of December session
eighteen hundred and forty five, chapter three hun
bred and ninety-one, be, and the are 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repealed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, sub
chapter fourteen be- and the are hereby repeal
ed provided that nothing in 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, any bond given under said
sections, or either of them, any rights or pro-
ceedngs under such administration or bond granted
given before the first day of June next but 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. 4. find be 1t enacted That it shall be the du-
ty of every Executor Administrator, to whom let
tiers testamentary Of administration shall hereaf-
ter be granted in addition to the oath or affirmation
now required by the act of seventeen hundred and
ninety-eght, chapter one hundred and one, sub
chapter three section twelve, TO be taken by
tors administrators, to take additional oath or
affirmation, that he or she will diligently and faith
fully regard and we'll 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 ofthc State. and ofthe supplements
thereto; which oath or affirmation the respective
Registers of Wills hereby required to administer,
and to place the record with the usual oath
aft rmation, and that the sixth section of the act of
eighteen hundred and forty-four, chapter one hun
dred and eighty-four, be and the same is hereby
repealed. D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.
may 25-3w.