Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-05-04

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lating to lands, tenements, or other real
estate and examine the condition thereof,
and see whether the clerk of such court has
performed the duties required o: aim by law,
relating tothe recording ofjudgments, DEGREES,
executions, and proceedings, and whether be
has entered and transcribed the docket entries
las required by law.
i And il it should appear on such examination
that any Of the records have become so dila-
pldated and so worn as to require them to DO
transcribed, he shall order and direct the
the clerk to transcribe the same into new re-
cord books which the clerk shall procure for
that purpose, and such new records when so
transcribed shall be carefully examined and
certified by said clerk and when so examined
and certified shall be substituted for, and be-
come the records of said court in lieu of the
worn-out records, and the Mayor and City
Council Of the city of Baltimore, and the
County Commissioners Of the several counties
respectively, shall levy such sum Of money as
they shall deem fair compensation for the
labor of the clerk in making such new re-
cords.
SEC. 3. ,4ad be It enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of lis passage.
BILL entitled An Act to extend the proyi-
slons of the Act ofJanuary Session, eighteen
hundred aud sxty-6ve, chapter one hun
dred and twenty-six, for the relief of certain
parties indebted TO the State, by extending
the time for payment therein mentioned.
SECTION |. BE IL enacted By the General As-
sembty Of Maryland, That the time limited for
the payment of certain claims due the State
as prescribed in the Act of January Session,
eighteen hundred and sixty-fve, chapter one
hundred and twenty-six, be, and the same is
hereby extended until the first day of.April,
eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and the provi-
sions of the said Act of 1866, chapter 1876, and
OF this Act, are hereby intended and made to
apply to the said persons therein named who
were indebted to the State for sums due prior
to the first day of August eighteen hundred
and sixty-one.
SEC. Q. BE il enacted, That in every case
where surety or suretes shall have paid or
may hereafter pay any such Judgment, the
Comptroller shall direct such Judgment to be
entered for the use Of such surety or sureties
by the Clerk of the Court where such judg-
ment was rendered, and such surety or
sureties shall be entitled to the benefit Of the
lien Of such Judgment, and to have execution
| for the eatisiaction thereof and, all other
remedies to which the State is entitled.
SEC, 3. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from tae date Gifts passage.
A BILL entitled An Act to repeal sections
two and three of An Act passed at January
session, 1865, chapter 40, entitled An Ac
to amend an Act entitled An Act to aiS
and encourage enlistmeEts into the Mary
! land regiments, in the service Of the unites
States, passed 1864, chapter b, and topro
| vide for the prompt payment of the bountie
therein specified and to repeal section fou
| of said Act and to re-cnact tho same SO a
| to make the bounties therein specified pay
able to the widows and heirs of deceased
| soldiers" and to re-enact and amend tn,
| same.
Whereas, Under sections two and three o
the Act Of 1865, chapter 40, q certificate is re
quired tn tie case Of Negroes from the United
States Board of Claims heretofore In session ii
the city of Baltimore in addition to the eyi
dence required in the case Of White volunteers
from the Acting Assistant Provost Marsha
General for Maryland or from any other duly
authorized officer of the United Statess certify
ing that such persons were credited upon III,
quota Of the State, to enable the Treasurer tC
pay them the State bounty due them by virtui
of their enlistment and accrcditment to tn
quota Of this State.
lind Dhered8, The said United States Boart
of Claims has been dissolved by order Of til,
Secretary ofWar; therefore.
SECTION l. BE II enacted By the General As
semJiy Of Maryland That sections two ane
three Of an Act passed at January session
1865, chapter 49, entitled e An Act TO amend
an Act entitled An Act to aid and encourag,
enlistments into the MARYLAND regiments il
the service of the United States, passed 1864
chapter ID, and to provide for the prompt pay
ment of the bountes therein specified, and tc
repeal section four of said act, and to re,
enact the same SO ds to make the bountel
therein specified payable to the widows and
heirs of deceased soldiers" be and the same
are hereby repealed, re-enacted and amended
so as to read as follows; 49,
| SEC. Q. Ind be IL enacted That the Treasurer
of the State, upon receipt Of lists of such per
sons from the acting Assistant Provost Mar
shall for Maryland, or from any other duly
authorized officer Of the United States, certi.
| flying that such persons were credited upon
the quota Of this State, be and he is hereby
authorized and directed, upon the warrant o.
the Comptroller, to pay every such soldier,
volunteer or other person, the whole amount
of the bounties provided by the laws, re-
ferred to, to be paid them respectively, any
thing contained in said law or laws to the
contrary notwithstanding proUided, howeDer
that no pay ment shall be made under this ac
to any person designated as negro slave il
the third section Of the said act Of eighteen
hundred and sixty-four, who shall, from tht
returns made to the Comptroller, appear Il
have been paid his bounty as a free person, &c
enlisting as aforesaid.
SEC. 3. Andb be IL enacted, That the Treasurer
shall, upon the warrant Of the Comptroller
pay the bounty Of one hundred dollars pro.
vided by section three OF the act to which this
il supplement, TO the former owner Of every
person designated in said section as negro
slave" who shall appear to have been enlisted
in the service Of the United States from this
State, by lists or certificates as provided for in
the preceding section of this act, and every
claimant or master as aforesaid shall file his
own affidavit of ownership and the sworn
testimony Of two witnesses cognizant Of the
fact.
SEC. A. And be IL enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the date Of its passage.
BILL entitled supplement to an act to in
corporate the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal
Company, passed at December session, eigh-
teen hundred and twenty-three, chapter one
hundred and forty.