The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-08
No. 1854 Equity.

l. decree for the sale of the real estate
in Prince Georges county, Maryland. of
which the late Charles Clagett died, seized
and possessed. for the purpose of paying
the claim of the Plaintiff, as shown in Ex-
hibt filed in this cause, as well as those
of all other creditors of said deceased who
may come in and contribute to the eXpen-
SEES of this suit.
1. That Francis Nelson Jarboc was
appointed by the Governor of MARYLAND
as treasurer of said county and collector
OF State and county taxes for the same for
the years 1886 and 1887 to fill out the I'M
expired term of John G. Hall. and duly
qualified as such treasurer and collector,
and made, executed and delivered Bond,
to the State Of Maryland, dated March 10,
1856, conditioned that if the said Francis
Nelson .Jarhoe should well and truly paw
over and execute the office of treasurer of
Prince Georges county and collector of
state and county taxes for same and the
Severa duties required of him bv law,
shall vel and truly keep and pay over,
according to law. upon the order of the
County Commissioners of Prince Georges
county the proceeds of all amounts levied
in said county and collected by him. or
which he may be answerable for, by law.
at such times as the law shall direct, also
"Sil anu u uly hctp uHU pay over 10 lNe
Treasurer OF the State of Maryland ac-
cordng to law, all State taxes in said
county collected by him, or for which he
may be answerable by law, at such times
as the law shall direct, then the said obi
CATION should he void; otherw Use it should
remain in full force and effect in law, as
fully appears by a certified copy of said
Bond or writing obligatory filed in above
| cause as part of said bill marked Plaintiff
Exhibit A, upon which said Bond Charles
| Clagett and William Berry are joint obi
gors, which said Bond was duly certified
| to as required by law
=. That said Francis Nelson Jarboe, duly
| qualified as aforesaid, took possession of
said office, entered upon the duties apper-
tanning to his office as treasurer and col
| lector of taxes, and there came into his
hands for collection taxes levied by the
County Commissioners as aforesaid for
the years 1886 and 1887, which it was his
| duty to collect, as officer aforesaid, and
pay over to said County Commissioners or
| their order; that said Jarboe failed to pay
over for the years 1886 and 1887, and there
| is due and owing several sums of money
| with interest on account of money uncol-
| lected or that should have been collected
| with interest, over and above all proper
allowances for uncollectable bills and in
solvencies as shown in Plaintiffs Exhibit
| A, flied in said cause, and made part of
the Bill OF Complaint in this cause filed
| 3. That Francis Nelson Jarboe, treas
| urer and collector MS aforesaid failed to
pay over to the County Commissioners of
Prince Georges county the several sums
| collected by him, or which should have
been collected by him, over and above all
proper allowances for uncolI, ctabe bills
| nd ink ,lx-,.n
| money as appears bv the statement here
| with filed marked Plaintiffs Exhibit B,
and that said Charles Clagett, one of the
| joint obligors in and 10y said writing ob
Iigatory aforesaid. became indebted to the
| County Commissioners of Prince Georges
| county in the several sums of money shown
| in statement b aforesaid
4. That said Charles Clawett, being so
| indebted, departed this life in the year
1894. leaving a last will and testament, the
provisions of which will appear by certified
| copy of will filed with this bill marked
Plaintiffs Exhibit G. and by said will ap-
pointed William b. Clagett, Executor, who
| duly qualified as such
.. That said Charles Clagett left sur
viving him his widow, Mary Clagett, now
deceased, and William B. Clagett, his son
| and only surviving child, and the follow
ing grandchildren, Alice ID. and Mary L.
Clagett, children of deceased son.
Charles T. Clagett. no died prior to the
death of his father, and Elizabeth Cald-
| well Clagett, widow of Charles T. Clagett
aforesaid, all of whom are devisees under
sal: will, and all of whom, except Mary
Clagett, are made parties defendant to this
| suit
6. That said Executor, William B.
Clagett. possessed himself of the personal
estate of Charles Clagett. deceased, and
| returned an inventory of same, a copy of
which is filed with the Bill marked Plain
tiff's Exhibit ID.
:. That said Charles Clagett died seized
| and possessed of all those pieces and par
| GELS of land and premises situated in
Prince Georges county, which are partic-
ularly set forth and descril in the Bill
of Complaint in this cause filed.
8. That the personal estate of the said
Charles Clagett is insufficient 10 discharge
the debts due and owing by him at the
| time of his death, and the personal estate
in the hands of the Executor ought to be
applied to payment of Plaintiffs claim as
well as other creditors of Charles Cla gett.
deceased, so far as the same will extend,
and that any deficiency in personal estate
should be supplied by a sale of the real
estate mentioned in the Bill, and any other
real estate of which he died seized and
possessed or to which he was in any man
ncr entitled
The 1871 wen prayS for I'm order of pub
'irnt'"n against William b Clagr,t, Exec
IA. # Charles Clagrtt, deceased, and as
individually. who i absent from this State,
and EIiZ ,hch Caldwell Clae ctt. and Alice
ID. Clagett and Mary l. Clagett the last
TWO being infants, also absent from this
State; and further prays for the passage
of decree r. the sale of the real estate
of Charles Clagett mentioned in the Bill
to pay the claim of the Plaintiff and the
claim of all ether creditors who may come
and contribute to the expenses of this suit:
and further prays that William B. Clagett,
Executor, set forth an account of testator'S
personal estate in his hands, and that said
personal estate SO in his hands may be APP
piled tn the claim of the Plaintiff as well
as those of any other creditor who may
come in and contribute to the expenses of
this suit, and also prays for general relief
and for process in the regular form
1t is thereupon this 10th day of May,
1900, ordered by the Circuit Court for
Prince Georges county. as a court of
Equity, that the plaintiffs by causing II
copy of this order, together with the OBJ
jcct and substance If this Bill, t, be in
stiteu III s'iit newspaper iiubiiSHtu III
Prince Georges county once in each Of
4 successive weeks before the 10th day of
June, 1900. giving notice to the said de
PENDANTS, William b. Clagett, Executor,
and individually, and Elizabeth Caldwell
Clagett and Alice ID. and Mary l.. Clagett,
the last two being infants, warning them
to be and appear in this Court in person
ar by solicitor or guardian al Hem to be
appointed on or before the 3rd day of
July, 1900, to answer the premises and
show cause if any they have why decree
should not pass as prayed
JAMES B. BELT, Clerk of the
Circuit Court for p. G. Co.