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The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 1854.
FEES OF OFFICERS.

AN ACT
To repeal Section eleven, of Article thirty
eight, of the Code of Public General Laws,
title Fees of Officers, and to re-enact the
same with amendments.
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section eleven,
of article thirty eight, of the Code of Public
General Laws, title Fees of Officers, be and
the same is hereby repealed, amended and
re-enacted so as to read as follows;
II. Be it enacted, That the Commissioner
of the Land Office shall be entitled to de-
mand and receive the following fees, to wit ;
For common warrant, two dollars; for a
special warrant, three dollars; for special
warrant of escheat, five dollars; for a special
warrant of proclamation, five dollars; for a
special warrant of resurvey, five dollars; for
making out patent for any number of acres
less than one hundred, five dollars; for max
ing out patent for every one hundred acres
above one hundred, one dollar additional; for
recording patent, for every one hundred
words, thirteen cents; for every search, TWEEN
ty-fve cents; for examining every certificate
of survey of one hundred acres or under, one
dollar and sixty cents; for examining every
certificate of survey of from one hundred to
two hundred acres, two dollars; for examln-
ing every certificate of survey of from two
hundred 10 three hundred acres, two dollars
and twenty five cents; for examining every
certificate of survey for every one hundred
acres over three hundred acres, twenty-five
CENTS for examining every certificate OF re-
survey up to one hundred acres, three dollars;
for examining every certificate of re-survey OF
from one hundred to two hundred acres, three
dollars and fifty cents; for examining every
certificate of re-survey of from two hundred
to three hundred acres, four dollars; for ex-
amirfing every certificate of re-survey TOR
every one hundred acres over three hundred,
fifty cents; for examining every paper accom-
panying certificate of survey or re-survey,
twenty-five cents; for entering caveat, fifty
cents; for filing every paper, ten cents, for
every certificate of award of soldiers lots,
seventy FIVE cents; for making all copies, per
one hundred words, thirteen cents; for every
seal, twenty-five cents.
Section 2 And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its pas
sage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Approved April l, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland,
We hereby certify, that the aioregoing is
correct copy of an act passed the General
Assembly of Maryland, at the January ses-
sion, 1878.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 173.
NOTARIES PUBLIC.
AN ACT

AIN ALL
Torepeal section %, of article So. of the Codo
of Public General Laws, title ''Fees of or.
GERS subtitle ''Notaries Public" and to
re-enact the same with amendments, and
to legalize acts of Comptrollers Leonard
and Woolford, so far as they appertain IN
Notaries Public of the city of Baltimore
Section l. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of Maryland, That section twenty.
FIVE, of article thirty eight, of the Code Of
Public General Laws, title "Fees of OF.
GERS subtitle "Notaries Public" be and
the same is hereby repealed and re-enacted
so as to read as follows:
Section %. The three last preceding see.
tons shall not apply to Notaries in any oftbe
counties unless the fees on protests in anv
one year shall exceed the sum of three HIM.
dred and fifty dollars, nor to Notaries in the
city of Baltimore unless the fees on protests
in any one year shall exceed the sum of five
hundred dollars; and whenever the fees. as
aforesaid, shall exceed in any of the counties
the sum of three hundred and fifty dollars,
or shall exceed in the city of Baltim ore the
sum of five hundred dollars-one half of the
surplus shall be paid to the treasurer of the
State.
Sec 2. And be it enacted, That the acts of
yum pIIOllSTS hSOndTu anu W. OIOfu IN al
lowing the Notaries Public of the city of Bal
timore to retain five hundred dollars per an.
mum before accounting for the onehalf the
fees to the State, under their construction of
the act of 1868, not repeating the act of 1864,
so far as it appertained to Notaries Public of
the city of Baltimore, be and are hereby rat
flied.
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That this Act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
FETTER S. II OBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate
Approved March 9th, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is a.
correct copy of an act of assembly passed
at the January session, 1878.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
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CHAPTER $50.
LEVY FOB STATE PURPOSES

LEVY FOR STATE PURPOSES.
AN ACT
To regulate the levy for State purposes for
the year eighteen hundred and seventy
eight and for subsequent years.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, That the Coun-
ty Commissioners of the several counties
of this State, and the Mayor and City
Council of Baltimore City are hereby di-
rected to levy the State taxes for the year
eighteen hundred and seventy eight and
annually thereafter to be collected accord
ing to law, and to be appointed as follows:
A tax Of five and pne-half cents on each
one hundred dollars, to meet the interest
and to create sinking fund for the re :
demption Of the defense or bounty loan, a
tax of three-fourths Of one cent on each
hundred dollars to meet the interest and
create a sinking fund for the redemption
of the Deaf aud Dumb Asylum lean, a tax
Of ona cent on each one hundred dollars
to meet the interest and create a sinking
fund for the redemption Of the Maryland
Hospital Loan; tax Of ten cents on each
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 102.
ACCOUNTS OF COLLECTORS.

ACCOUNTS OF COLLECTORS.
AN ACT
To authorize the Comptroller of the Treas
ury to adjust and settle the accounts
due by collectors, sherifs, clerks OF
courts, register of wills, and other re-
ceivers of public moneys, in cases
where the Indebtedness accrued prior
to and including the year eighteen hun
dred and seventy five.
Section 1. Be it enacted by the Gener-
al Assembly of Maryland, That the
Comptroller of the Treasury be, and he
is hereby, authorized and empowered, to
adjust and settle the claims of the State
against all collectors, sherifs, clerks OF
courts and registers of wills, and other
collectors or receivers of public moneys,
and their securities, in all cases where said
claims accrued prior to and including the
wear eighteen hundred and seventy-fve,
and whether said claims be now in the
form of judgments or otherwise, and for
the purpose of closing all such cases, the
Comptroller is hereby fully authorized to
compromise the same by abating the in
terest that has accrued, or any portion
thereof, or any part of the principal debt,
ia his discretion, so as to best subserve
the interest of the State, and shall grant
discharges to the said parties and their
securities upon the payment into the treas
ury of the amount required by him to be
paid in the settlement, as aforesaid, pro-
vided, howerer, 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,
provided, further, that no discharge or ac-
quittance under this Act shall be effective
unless the party or parties to be benefited by
the same shall first pay the States Attorney,
Who shall have the case in hand, the legal
fees, and all fees of clerks or sheriffs.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this
Act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
Approved March 20, 1878.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
a correct copy of an act of assembly
passed at January session, 1873.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate:
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 1863.
Drawing and SummOning afJurOrs


OTdWlIAS III
AN ACT
To repeal section 8 of chapter 329, passed at
the January session, 1867 entitled San
ACT TO provide for the selection, drawing
and summoning of jurors in the several
counties, and prescribing their qualifca
TONS" and to enact the same with
amendments.
Section l. Be 1t enacted dy the General
assembly Of Maryland, That section FIVE of
chapter three hundred and twenty nine, pas
sed at the January session, 1867, entitled
IAN act to provide for the selection, drawing
and summoning Of jurors in the several coun-
ties, and prescribing their qualifications" be
enacted so as to read as follows:
5. Of the forty eight jurors drawn and sum-
moned, the court, at the beginning of the
term for which they were drawn and sum-
moned, shall select and appoint one, who
shall be the foreman of the grand Jury, and
shall direct the clerk of said court to legibly
write upon ballots the names of the remaining
forty seven jurors, and after carefully folding
said ballots separately to place them in box
with sliding top, and said clerk shall draw
said ballots therefrom, one at time, without
looking into said box, and the first twenty
two names drawn, with the foreman preyi-
OuSiy dppoIhteu' shall CohsCitute tue Sianu
jury, and the remaining twenty-five names
shall constitute the petit jury for said term
of said court.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act
shall take effect from the date of its passage.
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate.
Approved April l, 1873.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an act of Assembly passed
January session, 1878.
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk of the House of Delegates.
AUGUSTUS GASSAWAY,
Secretary of the Senate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11

CHAPTER 40.
APPEALS.
AN ACT
To add an additional section TO Article
five, of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled "Appeals."
Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, That the fol
lowing additional section shall be added to
Article five of the Code of Public General
Laws, entitled "Appeals.' -
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That when
ever any writ of error or appeal shall be
brought upon any judgment, or any indict-
ment, information, presentment, inquisi-
ton, or conviction in any criminal case,
and the Court of Appeals shall reverse the
judgment for error in the judgment, or
sentence itself, it shall be the duty of the
Court of Appeals to remit the record to
the court below, in order that such court
may pronounce the proper judgment upon
such indictment, information, presentment,
inquisition or conviction; provided, how
ever, that it shall be the duty of the court
in passing any sentence under the provi-
sions of this section, to deduct from the
term of sentence the time already served
by tbs prisoner under the previous sen
tence from the date of his conviction.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this
act shall take effect from the date of its
passage.
EDWARD LLOYD,
President of the Senate
FETTER S. HOBLITZELL,
Speaker of the House of Delegates
Approved February 2lst, 1873.
JOHN LEE CARROLL,
Governor of Maryland
We hereby certify that the aforegoing is
correct copy of an act passed the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland at the JAN
uary session, 1873.
AUGUSTUS GAssAwAY,
Secretary of the Senate
MILTON Y. KIDD,
Chief Clerk House of Delegates
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CHArrER 81
To Appoint Additional Justices of the Peace.
AN ACT

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AN ACT
To authorize and empowe the Governor 70 appoint
addlponal Justices of the Peace in the fifth aud
fourth election districts in Montgomery county,
Section l.. Be il enacted by the General Assembly
Of Maryland, That the Governor be- and he Is here
~ th p ana empowered, to appoint Justice
OF the feace IN and for the fifth election district in
montgomery county. in addition to those now re :
CURED De TO appointed by existing laws and also an
addltional Justice Of the Peace within and for the
district of said county ~ = vi
sec 3 And be i enacted That this Act shall take
enect from the date of It's passage
FETTER s. HOBIITzEL,
Speaker of the House OF Delegates
EDWARD LLOYD.
Approved February Dist. 1s7S ~
JOHN LEE CARROLL
Governor of Maryland.
We hereby certify that the aforegoinq Ii correct
ee9py o. an Act passed the General Assembly OF
maryland, az the January session, ISIS
MILTON Y. KIDD.
ChiefCierk House OF Delegates
AUGUSTUS G4ssAWAY.
Secretary Of the Senate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-05-11
CHAPTER 400.
Attorneys-at-Law.

AttOrneys-at-Law.
AN ACT
To repeal Section nine, of Article eleven, of
the Code of Public General Laws of Mary
land, relating to Attorneyssat-Law and to
enact the following Section in lieu thereof
sembly of Maryland, That section nine, arti-
Gle eleven, of the Code Of Public General
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23
MasceIlauaoua.

A fire at Wingham Ont, yesterday
caused loss ofs30,OO0; insurance $4,000.
Peoria, Ill, has held large and en- /.
thusiastic anti-resumption and silver remon
citation meeting.
Inthe New Orleans billiard Tourna-
ment on the 18th, Rudolph defeated Droir by
a score of 600 to AL.
The dividends of the consolidated Vir-
ginia Stock, are to be reduced upon the rec
ommendation of Superintendent Fair.
The Grand Trunk Railway company is
about to establish an accident insurance board
for the benefit Of the employees and officers.
The distillers of Chicago have passed
resolutions favoring reduction Of tax on
high wines, to not exceed SO cents on the gal
Ion.
81 The bankers of Buffalo, N. = have held
a meeting andsresolved to oppose the Bland
silver bill now pending in the United States
Senate.
Six car loads Of fresh meats, the first
lot Of Western produce ever shipped from
Halifax, n s., was forwarded on the Circas-
on on the 18th.
The merchants and manufacturers Of
louisville yesterday adopted resolutions ia
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23
Mark Lone Express. Grain Report.

The Mark Lane Express of the 18th,
reviewing the British corn trade Of the past
week says: The wheat plant is progressing
favorably, and has, as far as can be ascertain
ed, sustained no injury from the recent heavy
rains. At the same time, dry atmosphere
and some bright cold weather would be very
acceptable to strengthen the seeding plant.
But little progress has been made with thresh-
ing of late as may be seen from the quantity
of wheat marketed during the past week, farm
ers' deliveries showing decrease of $4,000
quarters on those of the corresponding time
last year. Much of the supply Of home grown
grain has also been in poor condition, and
this causes prices to be somewhat irregular.
In Mark Lane there has been very little bust
ness done in English wheat, but in the prov
incial markets the tone has been rather better,
and moderate amount of activity has pre-
vailed. The upward tendency in values for
foreign wheat has received a temporary check
owing to unusually heavy importations which
reached our shores last Monday, returns show
ing the arrival Of over III 600 quarters, be-
sides large imports of American and Indian
grain.
The calculation of sellers have been some
what thrown out to arrivals of Russian wheat
by way of Revel Should the season continue
mild and Revel remain open, our winter sup
plies may show an unlocked for increase.
Having regard to the fact that Russia is
turning all her available produce into gold to
enable her to carry on the war, apart from the
political considerations the present range OF
values for wheat appears to be safe one.
As far as can be seen, any material change
either way would be the result Of political in
sfuences.
But even if peace is proclaimed and the
Black Sea ports set free, we could not calculate
upon receiving supplies much before April.
SO taking all things together, it is doubtful
whether pacific turn in Eastern affairs would
materially affect prices. It must however be
confessed that this opinion scarcely obtaines
with millers. Prices are slightly in buyers
favor, although not quotably lower, and the
few. sales which have taken place have been 70
supply Immediate requirements. Maize of
the coast sold more freely on the spot. Mixed
American eased slig ", but q revival IN de-
mand may occur at any moment, as the stock
of sound corn in. London is very short. Firm
ness characterizes the trade for barley and
oats with small arrivals at ports Of call. The
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23
.@s NEW UIM WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY %, 1878. .

vorable to the passage of the Texas Pacific
Railroad bill.
The straw works of Daniel Brown,
Wrentham, Mass, burned on the 18th, with
the residence of E. B. Parker. Loss, $4,000;
small insurance
The mother of ex-Gov. Mccormick,
American commissioner to the Paris EXPOSE
ton, died at Jamaica, Long Island, on the
night of the 18th, aged 66 years.
The Empire pipe line which carries the
oil from wells in the oil regions to the rail-
roads, has been purchased by the United Pipe
Line for about one million one hundred thous-
and dollars.
The conference of the paper bag man
ufacturers, at Philadelphia, resulted in set
Ting the differences between the western and
eastern manufacturers, and establishing q
uniform schedule prices and discounts.
Special from Berlin says the govern.
ment has finally determined to submit to the
Imperial Parliament motion for an increase
of the tax and duty on tobacco, as the first
step in the general reform of imperial taxa
ton.
The Cousett Iron company, the largest
makers of ship-plates in the world, have
blown out one of their blast furnaces, and the
men employed at another furnace have re-
ceived notice that their services will not be
required at the end ofa fortnight.
The governing committee OF the Stock
Exchange voted to expel Meter s. Bonner,
who failed after rehypothecating customers
and collateralss Some of the members of the
committee were in favor of Sewell being per-
mitted to retain his seat, but at the final vote
over two-thirds favored expulsion.
The Chicago creditors Of the defunct
Protection Life Insurance Company, repre-
senting $225,000 of claims, have filed petit
ton asking that the company be put into
bankruptcy. The intention of the petitioners
is to compel the delinquent policy holders to
pay assessments due for death losses The
claims against the company amount to about
$4,000.
General freight agents representing
twelve railroads held meeting at Columbus,
Ohio, on the 10th, to consider the question of
the transportation of ice from. lake ports, and
to fix schedule of rates for the same. The
rates we're fixed from Is points based on 10
IOnS per caT. all eASeSS W NC CIidrSeu d. d pro-
portionate rate, one ton additional, however,
to be allowed shipper or consigper to cover
shrinkage.
In the hearing before Judge Pardee
the application of the insurance commissioner
for receiver for the Charter Oak Life Insur-
ance Company, the counsel or the company
asked for ninety days delay to further try the
scaling process, which it was thought would
be successful. The Judge objected to delay
as lapses were forced, with the corporation in
such straits, under the form of law which is
as bad as if forced by the managers More
over the statute was peremptory The COM
pany must make answer to application by
next Saturday, and he thought should grant
no further delay, but would have hearing
himself or by a committee.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23

The Chicago ministers meeting dis
cussed all the morning, "The Final
Doom of the Wicked" then went, good,
jolly fellows that they are, to the Grand
Pacific Hotel and had royal semi annu
al dinner.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23
INTERESTING CURRENT TOPICS.

The Chinese in California refuse to-
work on Sunday, but spend the day play
ing poker.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23

At Lei pzig an Standardization Soci-
ETY." has been formed, and branches will
be established in some fifty towns.
New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1878-01-23

Personal ana ImpersOnal. sel
King Victor Emanuel is sick at Rome,
with pleurisy. @
Congressman j. R. Franklin, died
in Baltimore, on the llht.
Alexander Rene Dethon, Republican
member of the French Chamber of Deputies,
is dead.
Slade, the Spiritualist, has been ex-.
PEELED from Vienna because he was unable
to describe his vocation satisfactory to the
police.
The attending physician says that I'M
less John Morrissey, New York State Senator,
has change for the better within 4S hours,
there would be no use of a change.
The Fenian prisoners recently released,
arrived at Dublin Saturday night the 18th.
and were greeted by torchlight procession.
From $1,000 to 10000 people witnessed the re-
ception Twenty national bands took part in
the procession.
Frank H. King, who recently married
the pianist Miss Julia Rive, denies in toto the
truth of an article publisH&in Cincinnati the
18th which states that he had previous to this
marriage been entangled in other matrimo
NAL affairs. Mr.. King says the story had its
origin in malace or ignorance
The Democratic State committee met
on January 18th, preparatory to the State con-
vention to be held next day. The speeches
touched uponEhe policy of educational admin
istration and endorsed President Hayes so far
as he adopted the principles Of the Democratic
party in removing troops from the Southern
States.
Assemblyman James 81. Taylor, for
years member Of the firm Of Taylor 8 Sons,
brewers Of New York and Albany, has been
taken to the asylum for insane. His election
to the Legislature is supposed to have affected
his mind. He announced of late that he was
concerned with great. affairs of State, that he
was statesman, and should shape his course
in the Legislature on business principles, and
on Sunday morning pronouncedh himself liking
of the universe"