Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1848-05-25
LAWS OF MARYLAND.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.
Passed By the General Assembly Of Mary
land, at their session, arhich commenced
ON the last Monday Of December, l847.
No. 81.
AN ACT, entitled Supplement to
IAthe Act of December Sc; sion, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-three, chapter
two hundred and eighty four, entitled
can act to tax the commissions Of GER
tain officers of this State"
Sec. l. Be it enacted by the General
ASSEMBLY of Maryland, That from and
after the passage of this act, when COM
missions are delivered to the respective
Officers and appointees hereinafter nam
ed, they shall severally pay to the clerks
from whom they shall receive the said
commissions, the sums following, to
viii: The Sheriff of Baltimore city, the
sum of three hundred dollars the
sheriffs of Baltimore county, Freder-
lick county and Washington county,
the sum of one hundred dollars each ;
the sheriff of AlIegany county, the
sum of seventy-fve dollars; the She
riffs of Carroll county, and Hartford
county, Of Kent county, Dorchester
county, Anne Arundel county, Worces-
ter county, Somerset county and Cecil
county, the sum of forty dollars each;
the sherifs of Prince Georges county
and Howard District, the sum of thirty
dollars each; the sherifs of Caroline
county, Montgomery county, Talbot
county, Charles county, Queen Anne's
county, Calvert county, and Saint Ma
rvs county, the sum of twenty dollars
each the Inspectors of Flour in Balti
more city, the sum of four hundred dol
lars each the Commissioners of Lotto
ries, Tobacco inspectors of Baltimore
city, Judges of the Orphans Court of
Baltimore city and county, Inspectors
of fish, Inspectors of Leathrr, Guagers of
Liquor, inspectors of Lumber in Balti-
more city, Inspectors Of Cord Wood, the
Inspector Of Guano, and Weig4ler of
Live Stock, the sum of fifty dollars each;
the Warden of the Penitentiary of Bal
timore city, Commissioners of Insolvent
Debtors, and inspectors of Lime, the
sum of thirty dollars each; the Inspec-
tors of Shingles, Inspectors of Plaster
of Paris, each Inspector of Lum-
Der in Port Deposite, and Perryville,
Cecil County, and each Notary Public
in the city of Baltimore, and the Exami-
ner General the sum of twenty dollars
each Inspectors of Green Hides and
Skins, State Wharfnger, Inspectors Of
ground black Oak Bark, County Sur
veyors, and Wreck Masters in Worces-
ter county, the sum OF ten dollars each;
the Judges of the Orphans Court in
Howard District and counties, except
Baltimore, Notary Publics out Of the
city of Baltimore, and Armores at Fred
erick and Easton, the sum Of six dol
lars each and all other persons hold
ing biennial civil appointments under
the Executive, the sum of two dollars
each.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That in
case any of those officers named in the
first section of this act, who are appoint,
ed by the Governor, shall neglect to ap-
ply for their commissions and pay the
tax by this act imposed thereon, for
three months after the time when the
said commissions are transmitted to,the
several county clerks, S .ch neglect shall
be considered refusal to accept said
commissions, and it shall be the duty Of
said clerks respectively to send list of
the officers neglecting to apply as afore-
said to the Governor of this State, who
shall then proceed to appoint other per-
sons in their stead; provided, that no.
thing in this section contained shall
apply to such persons as are appointed
Justices of the Peace.
D. CLAUDE, Treasurer.
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