The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1872-05-25

ma, ba, accrued or any portion thereof or any
nart AZ lie principal debt In bis discretion, so
az 10 beat subservo the interest OF the State,
and shall grant discharges TO the said parties
and their securities, upon the payment into the
Treasury Of tbs amount required by nun 10 De
maid la settlement as Aforesaid provided, now
ever. that the Governor aud Treasurer, for the
time being, shall each approve Ia writing OF
anv such abatement before the same shall De
effective; and provided further that no dis
charge or aeauittanee under this Act shall be
effective, unless the party or parties to be ben
Gifted by the same, shall first pay the state $
Attorney, who shall have the CAGE In hand the
legal fees, aud all fees OF Clerks and Sheriff.;
Sec. 2. And be 1t cascted, That the state 8
Attnrnevs shall, when required, render unto
the Comptroller all the assistance he may re-
auire in the adjustment and settlement OF the
Aforesaid claims, and the said States Atlor-
neya shall have power to examine evidence
and take and certify TO aifidavita as ~ the sol
vcncy Of any official bond that may be In suit,
or as TO the solVency or insolvency OF parties
against whom fines and forieitures were rem
dered in all cases, where such finer aud for
FIXTURES form part of the States claim against
the principal aud securities on the bond aiorc'
said; and the States Attorneys shall generally
pcriorm, and do all other acts Gld things gee
maine 10 the purpose Of this Act that may be
required In writing By the Comptroller as
aforesaid. and shall certify and return to the
Comptroller all the Aforesaid evidences
Soc. 5. And be il enacted, That In all cases
wherein the Comptroller shall require the
States Attorneys to assis. him in executing
this Act, he shall allow them or any Of them
as compensation, a commission Of i've per cent.
on any State claim that be may collect, or as.
sist him, the Comptroller, in collecting, ADD
the Comptroller Is hereby authorized TO ex-
pend in his discretion, under the approval oil
the Governor and Treasurer as Aforesaid, the
sum Of Eve thousand doll us, or so much thereof
as may be necessary, out " any moneys 10 the
Treasury, not otherwise a, propriated TO pay
the cost Of taking aud collecting the aforesaid
evidence; provided that all atfdayiu and
other evidence that shall be taken In behalf oil
the party debtor to the State, shall be betrayed
by said party, and the State shall not be an
sWerable for the same.
See. L. And be It further enae ted, That the
Comptroller may, whenever ia his discretion
he may deem II necessary, or for the In
terest Of the State 10 employ an ATTORNEY
instead, and In place Of the States Attorney
to assist him In carrying out the provisions oil
this Act, which said Attorney shall be entitled
10 receive the same compensation as Is hereit
allowed to the States Attorneys for tho SAINT
services, and no more.
Sec. 5. And be it enacted, That this Ac
shall take effect from the date Of its passage
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing Is
true and perfesI copy Of an Act passed III,
Geaeral Assembly OF Maryland, at the Jan
nary Session, 1871.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary Of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates
Approved April LIST, 1877.