Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1868-05-14
ICHAPTER 30.
AN ACT

To authorize the Comptroller Of the Treas
ury to adjust and settle the accounts
due by Collectors, Shcritis, Clerks
Registers and other receivers Of the
public monies, in cases where the in
debtedness accrued prior to the year
eighteen hundred and sixty-six.
! Sec. |. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That the Comp
troller Of the Treasury be, and he is hereby
" authorized, and empowered to adjust
and settle the claims of the State against
all Collectors, Sheritfs, Clerks, Registers
and other collectors or receivers of public
monies, and their surcties IN all cases
where the said claims accrued prior to the
year eighteen hundred and sixtv-six, and
whether said claims be now in the form of
Judgment or otherwise and for the pur-
pose of closing all such eases, the Comp
trolltr is hereby fully authorized to com-
promise the same by abating the interest
/ that has accrued, or any portion thereof,
or any part Of the principal debt in his
discretion, so as to best subserve the in-
tercst Of the State. and shall grant dis
/ charges TO SAID parties, and their surcties,
upon the payment into the Treasury OF
the amount required by him. TO be paid
in settlement as aforesaid provided, how
ever, that the Governor and Treasurer for
the time being, shall each approve in
writing, Of any such abatement before the
same shall be effective ; and provide
further, that no discharge or acquittance
under this Act, shall De effective unless
the party or parties, 10 be benefited by
the same, shall first pay to the States At
/ torney who shall have the case in hand
the legal fees, and also all fees of Clerks
and Sheriffs.
See. > And be it enacted, That the
States Attornies shall, when required
render unto the Comptroller, all the aSSis-
tancc he may require in the adjustment
and settlement OF the aforesaid claims, and
the said States AttornieS shall have pew
er to examine evidence, and take and csr-
t:fy 10 athiavits rs TO the solyency OF any
official bond that may be III suit, or as tc
the solyency or insolvency of partie.
against whom fines and forfeiturcs were
rendered in all eases where such fines and
torfeitureS form part Of the States claim
againS, the principal, and the suretics Oh
the bond aforesaid and tae States AZ
tornics shall generally perform and do all
other acts and thluss eermane to the pur-
pose OF tins -tet. that may be required IL
writing by the Comptroller as aforesaid
and shall certify ana return to the Comp
trol!er all the aforesaid evidences.
Sec. 3 And be il enacted, That IN al
cases wherein the Comptroller shall r.
4,,re the States AtJornle> 10 assist hin
IL executing this Act. be shall allow then
or any Of them Is compcnSatlon = com
mission Of twenty-five per cent. en- any
State aim that he may collect. or aS>I>
hmm, the Comptroller, in collecting. an(
which said clam accrued prior to eigh
teen hundred anu hfty-onc commission
osten per cent in amy claim he may co!
lec. or assist in collecting, aud which sal,
ciailu accrued between the th.rtr-iirst ia,
al. December. eighteen hundred aud fifty
ana the 6rst day Of January. elshtce
iuudrcd aud si1ty-onc and a commis