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THE COVERMORSH|P,

20 the EttifcT n T6s Chicago 1fi6tsne
BLACKBERRY. Kano County, H.. April a.
Having cohveraed with Bevernl Of the loading
Republicans Of this Qihne) county this week,
diud them divided In thoir choice for Governor.
BoH,o nre for Waahburno. others Arc for CuIlom,
but few for Bcvoridga. Our County Convention To
choose delegates To tho State Convention will be
held at Gonoya on the goth Of May. Our tarm-
orB will then havo thoir In, and. It Is hoped
will attand tho primary mcot!ngs II wo can
havo fair mud full expression Of the Hepublic-
ans in this county. Washbutne will got the dole
gation. Wo have largo German population,
which Is almost unanimous for Washburno In
my opinion. he Ia tho only Republican NO can
oleot for Governor.
Tho Central Republican Congressional Com
mittea Of this district li.vo decided to call con-
renttou, to nominate candidate for Congress,
the third week In September. Was this put on
70 late for the bonptt OF uurlbut Uo In not tho
choice Of tho Republicans OF tl,ts county. Quo
OF haA strongest supporters during two cam-
rntgns iB decidedly opposed to his recollection.
hs. Latrop Ia t1ngllostionably tha CHOICE Of tho
Republicans Of this county. Ho IL q man of un-
bending integrity and unblomishcd character
This pooplo can conilds thoir iutorests In htm
without fear Of betrayal. 0Lp KANE.
nIndWAY.
10 tia Editor Of The C9dcr1o Tribune:
DECATUR. ILL.,, April 22.-Bolioving that you
arc always willing to allow the voice Of tho pco-
pie to be heard through your widoly-cirou1ated
journal, tako tho )lborty TO alluae to political
sentiment that IN becoming manifest here
among members of tho Republican purity. Inas-
much AZ th!a Is the CcntenniAt yoar, aud almost
evory State In tho Union is taking steps to mar!s
It's history In somo pscu!fnr way. wo aro inclined
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On THURSDAY, April ~, at II o'clock,
ws shall sell soma ms oAEHages, Open and Top Bug
e.es, Democrat Wagons. Phsesons. BidsBat Road
Wagons, uasnsssss. @. ?. GORE CO..
Ana4aRsan,
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Boots. SlQeS&SHppelS

Large LnAs of Msdlum and F1ns sradsa Of spsing
styles will b sold by catalogue On WEDNESDAY,
April 26 n ~ H., 70 which III dealers In ssarch Of
baIgflna arc invited, GEO. =. GoRE CO.,
Ga and 10 Nab1ah-ay.
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LEGAL.

TRNAHURY DEpATHME EMIT.
Q5ylQz OF QpMPrAoLI.xR or TIE QuAAKMGI.f
WAsHiN0ToA, FAB. !, le7t.
Az nsfssos h.T26 siaa, .ssn.t re Fourth Aao1H.
s.ms I'D r 1asts lssA ptoot thstses .h'a Ssss.
~'- ~" ~''s ~ JbiiH JAY KNOX.
ptTolts4 d tbs 0aNaaey.
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CHAPTER 222.
EVIDENCE.
AN ACT

.,
10 repeal seehon TWO, OF arucie thIrty seven,
oil tne CODE oil fn6hc General Laws, htle
Evldence, suD'iltie competency oil Wit
hesses, as amended py the ACT OF January
session, OF eighteen hundred ana seventy
lour' cnapter tnree hundred ana eigh'y'hve,
ana 10 amend ana re-enact the same to
READ as toiiows'
Section |. Be il enacted Inv the General
Assembly of MARYLAND, That section two of
article thirty-seyen, of the Code of Public
General Laws, title evidence subtitle
sComnetency of Witnesses MS amended nv
the Act of January session of eighteen bnn.
dred and seventy. four, chapter three hundred
and eighty five, be and the same is hereby
repealed and re.enacted with amendments 10
read as follows:
W,
"neh an otiSnlai party toa contract or
. "a; ~ ae.loh 70 Ieaa, or SHOWN 10 De luna
nc or insane, or when an executor or admin
strator is party 10 the SUIT, action, or
other proceedings, either party may be
chi'eu as WITNESS ny ms opponent, but shall
not De admitted 10 TESTIFY on his own offer,
OF upon ihe call OF ms co-plalntiii or code
ienuah', otherwise thah now by law allowed,
ui,iess y nominal party merely, except IN case
where ine party 70 s9ch SUIT, action or other
proceeding mas died. or become lunatic or
insane, after having testlhed IN his own behalf,
then the opposite party shall be competent
witness on his own behalf IN such case, not
wlthstanding the executor or administrator
OF snch deceased person, or committee Of
sueh ionatic or insane person has become a
party 10 sucn SUIT, action or other proceed
ing put shall not testify as to matters upon
which such deceased, lunaiic or insane per-
son was examined and testified to, provided,
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sTMINsTER, MD. SATURDAY, MAY 81, 1875.

cents on each one hundred dollars, 20 meet
the interest and 10 create sinking fund for
the redemption Of the defense or bounty loan:
q tax Of three fourths of one cent, on each
one hundred dollars, TO meet the interest and
create sinking fund for the redemption Of
the Deaf and Dumb Asylum loan, a tax Of
three fourths Of one cent, on each one hun
dred dollars, to meet the interest and create
Q sinking fund for the redemption of the
Maryland Hospital loan, and a tax Of ten
cents on each one hundred dollars, 10 aid in
support of the Public Schools, to be distribu.
ted according to law, among the several coun.
ties, and the City of Baltimore making nm
aggregate Of seventeen cents on each one
hundred dollars, and the Comptroller Of the
Treasury shall levy the same State taxes, on
the shares Of capital stock Of all Banks, State
or National, aud other incorporated institu-
tions and companies of this State, the shares
ofwhose capital stock are by law liable to as
sessment and taxation.
See. 2. And be il further enacted, That all
Acts or parts of acts, inconsistent with the
provisions of this act be, and the same are
hereby repealed.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from and after the date Of its
passage.
We hereby certify, that the aforegoing is a
true and perfect copy Of an act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, a. the
January session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
Approved April 8, 1876.
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be collecfed according TO law, and TO be ap-
portioned as follows: tax Of five and a-hali
cents on each one hundred dollars TO meet
the interest and to create sinking fund for
the redemption Of the defence or bounty loan,
m annual tax Of ten cents on each one hun
dred dollars to aid in the support Of the pub
lie schools, 10 be distributed according 10 law
among the several counties and the city Of
Baltimore. a tax Of three fourths of one cent
on each one hundred dollars to meet the in.
terest and create sinking fund for the re-
demption OF the Deaf and Dumb Asylum
loan, q tax Of three-fourths Of one cent on
each one hundred dollars to meet the interest
and create a sinking fund for the redemption
of the Maryland Hospital Loan, and such
other tax or taxes as may be hereafter from
time to time prescribed by law, and the Comp.
troller Of the Treasury shall annually levy the
same State taxes on the shares of capital
stock Of all banks, State or National, and
other Incorporated institutions and companies
in this State, the shares of whose capital stock
are, by law, liable to assessment and taxation.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from and after the date Of
its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is q
true and perfect copy Of an Act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, at the Jan
nary session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House Of Delegates.
Approved April ., 1876.
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VOL. xI.-NO. 20.

Princes Goor0fs (o,afD
70 Ms. E. +. Hall, Alkaline Il ilayes widor ar
cai6arne Il small wd y a ~ ea s Rcn M
older Of the war Of 1872, Rachel Roach. gidnw AZ
H n,.,, k s, % Ann Hobbs, widow o. William
Elizabeth a. warteld, widow Of james .' warSclS
margeres Mootten, widow Of William Woolien' WE
Cdlref County.
10 Eliza Ogden, widow OF William Ogden.
Dorchester County
~ s Harriet rassoraeld, widow ofJaines rastored
Waaiin0fon eba,,fu
To George Long. Ann Fransz widow Of Harry y
Frantz, satharine Kline. widow Of William Kline
s M1oaa Miller widow q Jacob Miller caiharne
Sophia Rohrer widow 81 David Rohrer, sally e:rsa
ser widow dow o. Henry creager. Msgdalena Wright
garet Meoardell. widow Of William Mcfarieil and
nlixaDeih Herrgnn, widow OF John Harriaau Ann
mGId9ev Tld 1 q John keberts, Eliza6th bass
Vase, and Elizabeth Kohfer. widow IL George Koh
Ha1ord County.
To Jemilnn Prest0c widow Of Thomas praa,on i
vincent Hudson, Sarah Morris widow of William
Motifs Elizabeth Himms, widow Andrew simms
EzaHowlett widow Of Matthew uo1rieff Tbe,sa
cafman. Eyeiine Ayres, widow Of James Aver,
baltimore County
,,n. aasn s ~ Murray, Mary Ann Pearee widow
Reed, Rachael Yengling widow Of David Yenclinscs
S el..I keirle, widow OF Mathew Kerle Mn.
TO Joseph Owens, Elizabeth Elliot widow Of Iaues
Eliioh Ann Armlnger, VIM. r. Thompson, W. nj
h h,2nne, William Hubbard and Willie Virgins, wm.
oarcR County,
~ Lewis Green, Mary 0gg, Elizabeth n. Main.
widow ofsamuel Nail, hrs Evans widow Of Anon
sosasd County.
levin Conner, Betty Sterling, widow Of Aaron
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CHAPTER 224.
OHANCERY.
- -.

To repeal sections ffty-one, fifty-two and
fifty-three OF article sixteen of the Code OF
Public General Laws, title "Chancery,' 2
subtitle "Injunction," and to re.enact the
same with amendments.
See. |. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly Of Maryland, That Sections fifty one,
iifty-two and fifty three of Article sixteen OF
the Code of Public General Laws, title Chan.
Gerry, subtitle Injunction, be, and the same
are hereby repealed, amended and re. enacted
so as to read as follows:
81. If any person against whom an iniunc.
ton has been issued, shall violate the same
after service thereof, or shall permit or con.
nive at the violation thereof by any other
person, the court on notice of such violation,
may issue attachment of CONTEMPT against
such person and il on proof the party be
adjudged guilty Of the contempt, he may be
fined or imprisoned, or both, in the discretion
of the court.
50. If the violation complained of be waste
after injunction to stay waste, the court shall
ascertain the damage done by the waste by
affidavit or such other proof as the court may
judge necessary, and may fine the defendant
to the extent Of double the damage done and
so ascertained; and if the violation be the
transfer Of moneys, property or chooses in nc.
ton after injunction forbidding such transfer
in addition TO the attachment against the de-
PENDANT summons shall go for the assignee
if he be known, and il il appear that such
assignee had knowledge Of such injunction at
the time Of accepting the transfer, or posses
sion Of property, or chooses in action, he also
shall be held in contempt and no title shall
be deemed to have passed to him, and he may
be required to surrender to the court, on its
order, the property, money or chooses in action
of which he has become possessed, but If the
purchaser, taker or assignee be innocent of
contempt, his title, il otherwise good, shall be
protected; and the court shall take proof Of
the value Of such property, money, or chooses
in action disposed of or assigned, and the fine
in all cases provided for in this Section shall
remain to the credit Of the cause in which the
injunction issued, and in the event Of final
Judgment in favor Of the party injured, 50
much thereof as the court may adjudge
shall 60 to him and the remainder go as other
fines do; and the court may imprison fornon-
compliance with their order to pay such fine,
and may issue execution in the name Of the
State for its collection.
50. II any person under attachment for vi.
olating an injunction shall establish his inno-
cenee Of the change, he shall be discharged
with his costs which shall be paid by the
party complaining.
See. 2 And be It enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date ofits passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing Is q
true and perfect copy Of an act passed the
General Assembly Of Maryland, at the Janu-
AIRY session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary Of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House Of Delegates.
Approved Anril 3, 1870.
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CHAPTER $40.
REVENUE AND TAXES.
Approved April 3, 1876.
Am ANT


To repeal sub-sections three, four and TWEEN
ty-one Of section three Of chapter four hun
dred aud eighty-three Of the Acts of eigh-
teen hundred and seyenty-tour, entitled Fan
Act to repeal Article eighty one of the Code
of Public General Laws Of the State of Ma.
ryland, entitled "Revenue and Taxes
and to re-enact the same with amendments,
and re-enact the same so as to read as fol.
lows:
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly Of Maryland, That sub-sections
three, four and twenty-one of section three of
chapter four hundred and eighty-three Of the
Acts of 1874, entitled ''an Act to repeal arti-
Gle eighty.one Of the Code of Public General
Laws OF the State of Maryland entitled Rev
enue and Taxes, and to re-enact the same
with amendments, be, and the same are
hereby repealed and re-enacted SO as to read
as follows, viz:
Section 9. That the provisions of the pre-.
ceding section shall not apply to property be-
longing TO the United States or to this State
or to any county or Incorporated city or town
IN this State, to houses or buildings used ex-
clusively for public worship, and the furniture
contained therein and the ground which the
said houses or buildings so exclusively used
for public worship shall actually cover, grave
yards, cemeteries paying no dividends, and
burying grounds set apart for the use Of any
family or belonging to any church or congre-
CATION, the crop or produce Of any land in
this State in the hands of the producer or his
agent, provisions kept for the use and con
sumption Of the family Of the person to whom
the same shall belong, the working tools Of
mechanics and manufacturers moved or work.
ed exclusively by hand, wearing apparel Of
every description, shwhile in the possession
Of the fishermen employed in catching, salt.
ing and packing the same and while they re-
\ main IN their possession or in that OF Their
| agents unsold, hospitals or asylums, charita.
bic or benevolent Institutions SO far as used
for the benefit OF the INDECENT and afflicted
and the ground which the buildings used a,
such. hospitals, asylums, charitable or be
nevolent institutions shall actually cover and
the equipments owned by such coporationI
or institutions.
| Sec. 4. No person who Is not assessed /,
the sum Of at least one hundred dollars shall
be required 10 pay any tax.
Sec. II. The county commissioners Of III.
several counties OF this State and the Mayo
and City Council Of Bsimore city are hereb
! directed to levy annrAly the State taxes 1
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAWS
PASSED By
The General Assembly Of Maryland,
At the january Session, 1875.
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY.
CHAPTER 3i5.
SHEEP HUsBAEDRY.
AN ACT
AN ACT
For lie protection Of Sheep HusLandry.

For the protection of Sheep Husbandry.
Section l. BE it enacted by the general
Assembly of Maryland, That If any dog or
dogs shall be detected in killing, iljuring or
pursuing any sheep, the owner Of said sheep
shall have full power and right to kill said
dog or dogs unless said dog or dogs shall
have first escaped to his, her or their owners
premises.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That any
person whose sheep have been killed or in
jured by any dog or dogs, may proceed against
the owner Of such dog or dogs before any
Justice of the Peace Of this State having ju-
risdiction within the county where the killing
or injuring may have occurred, who shall
forthwith issue n summons for the owner Of
such dog or dogs, and for such witnesses as
may be necessary to ascertain the amount of
damages sustained by such killing or injuring,
and such Justice Of the Eeace shall forthwith
give judgment for such damages as may be
ascertained, which shall be collected as other
debts in this State are collected, and such
Justice shall also require the owner of such
dog or dogs to give bond with good and sufii-
cient security in the sum of not less than fifty
dollars, that such dog or dogs shall not there
after kill or iajure any sheep, and upon fail
ure of such owner of such dog Of dogs to give
Such security, then salu Justict OF the fence
shall require some one of the constables of
the county to proceed forthwith to kill such
dog or dogs, and said constable for such kill
ing shall be allowed the sum of one dollar for
each dog killed by him upon such order by
the Justice of the Peace as aforesaid, to. be
taxed against the owner of such dog or dogs
as part of the costs in such case, provided
that nothing in this act shAI be construed to
prevent the right Of appeal as in other cases.
and provided further, that Caroline, Cecil,
Howard, Dorchester, Wicomico and Worces-
ter counties be exempted from the provisions
of this act.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That nj
acts or parts of acts inconsistent with this act
be, and the same are hereby repealed and
that this act shall take effect from the date Of
its passage.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
true and perfect copy of an act passed the
General Assembly of Maryland at the Jan
nary session, 1876.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
Approved April 8, 1876.
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CHAPTER 1863.

An Act to authorize the County Commits
sioners of Carroll County to adjust and
settle the amounts due jeremiah Ro-
bcrtsou, Trustee of John Smith, John
Smiths children, and George Kane,
for County Taxes paid in Error.
Section /. Be il enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That the County
Commissioners of Carroll County be and they
are hereby authorized to adjust and settle the
amounts due jeremiah Robertson, Trustee Of
John Smith, John Smiths children, and Geo.
Kane, for County taxes paid in error.
Section 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a
correct copy of An Act of the General AS.
sembly of Maryland, passed January Session,
1876.
Approved April 9Th, 1876.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk Of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAwAY,
may 1887 Secretary Of the Senate.
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No. 1911 EoUJTY.


In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
Upton Roop, Mortgage, VS.. Granville vii.
son and Ann Wilson, his wife.
ORDERED this 9Th day of May, A. d.
~ 1876, that the sales of the Mortgaged
property made and reported by Upton Roop,
Mortgage, under and by virtue Of power
Of sale contained in certain mortgage from
Granville Wilson and Ann Wilson his wife to
him bearing date April 10th 1876, and record
ed among the Real Estate Mortgage Records
of Carroll county, in Liber +. I. s., No. s,
folio 5l3, &C., be finally ratified and confirm.
ed, unless cause to the contrary be shown on
or before the 18th day of June, next. Provi.
ded copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper published in Carroll county, Nd,
once a week for three successive weeks pre-
vious to the 9th day Of June, next.
The report states the amount Of sales to
be Sl192.00.
FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk,
True copy,-Test:
may 13-3t FRANK 7. SHAW, Clerk.
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ROAD NOTICE.

N0TICE is hereby given that application
~ will be made 70 the County Commits
sioners Of Carroll county, thirty days from
the date hereof, 10 relocate the Public Coun-
" road, No. 80, known as the sStone Roaf, y
leading from the SD mile stone, on the road
known as the s'Geitysburg Turnpike Road, z
from Joshua Frownfelter' house, past Weist' 4
mill, to the York Road, OF Conrad Shines.
JOSEPH REESE,
may l5-5t and others.
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NO. 1925 EQUITY.


In the Circuit Court for Carroll County.
William p. Maulsby, trustee, VS.. Henry s.
Davis and Wife.
ORDERED this 18th day of May, 1876,
" that the sale made aud reported BY VIM.
P. Maulsby, Trustee, under and by virtue OF
the deed Of trust in the proceedings mention.
ed, be ratified and confirmed unless cause to
the contrary be shown on or before the 18th
day of June, next provided a copy of this
order be published in some newspaper print
ed in Carroll county, once week in each of
three successive weeks before the 7th day OF
June, next
The report sets forth the sales of one par.
eel Of land containing 80 acres at $40. 90 per
acre. One other parcel containing SO acres
for $4,000, and another parcel containing
100 acres for S2l54.00.
WIN. N. HAYDEN,
Judge Of the CT. Court
True copy,-Test:
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THE LAWS OF MARYLAND
REDUCED IN PRICE.

WITH the view of placing within the
w reach of the new Magistrates and
others THE MARYLAND CoDEand SurPLEMgSTs,
containing all the Lars in force in Maryland
up to January Session, 1872, complete in .
vols. s mo-, Law Sheep, the price has been
The same complete in 3vols. bound in
cloth. .:.........Sl0.
Tue LAWS OF MARYLAND, passed at the
January Session, 1876, will be ready
early in June, price. ....................S0.
MAGlsTRATE's bocKErs, Legal Blanks, such
Is Deeds, Mortgages, Leases, &C., adapted
for the City and Counties, Deed Paper, Legal
and Record Cap Papers, &c, constantly on
sale.
Careful and prompt attention to all orders.
MURPHY & CO., Publishers, &C.,
1872 Baltimore Street,
may G-tf Baltimore.
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Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the subscri-
IN Der has obtained from the Orphans
Court Of Carroll county, Letters Testamenta'
ry on the Estate of
JOHN DIENST,
late of Carroll county, deceased. All persons
having claims against the deceased are hereby
warned to exhibit the same with the voucher,
thereof legally authenticatedto the subscriber
on or before the I'd day of December, next
they may otherwise by law be excluded from
an benefit Of said estate. Those indebted ar,
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this ID day Of May
A. d. 1876.
man 6.4tA Executor,
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THIS is to give notice, that the subscriber
4 has obtained from the Orphans Court
OF Carroll county, letters Of Testamentary
on the Personal Estate Of
GEO. HARRIS,
late Of Carroll county, deceased. All per-
sons having claims against the deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same with the
vouchers thereof legally authenticated TO the
subscriber on or before the LIST day Of Deceln.
Der next; they may otherwise by law be exclu-
ded from all benefit of said estate. Those in
debted are requested to make immediate pay
ment.
Given under my hand this LIST day of Nav,
1876.
GEO. W. GILBERT, Executor.
]. H. SINGER, Agent. may Cat
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AT PRIVATE SALE.

A Blacksmith Shop and new Dwelling
"A House, with 81 acres Of land, on the
Baltimore and Liberty road, % miles from
Baltimore, at Porter's cross roads, n miles
from Freedom. 1t is an old stand aud well
known. The property will be sold low and
terms 10 suit. Apply to or address
]. OLIVER WADL0W,
mp 29tf Freedom, Nd.