The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-18
No. 1854 Equity.

may come IN and contribute to the cXpcn-
ses of this suit.
l. That Francis Nelson Jarbnc 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 a Bond,
to the State If Maryland. dated March 10,
1856. condition cd that if the said Francis
Nelson Iarboc should well and truly pay
over and eXCcn,e tie office of treasurer of
Prince Georges county and collector of
,tate and county taxes for same and the
several duties required of him by law.
shall W. | 'nd truly keep and pay over,
accrr,IiS IL 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
well and truly keep and pay over to the
Treasurer of the State of Maryland, &C
cording 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 be void: otherwise it should
remain in full force and effect in law, as
fully appears by a certified copy of said
Bond OF writing obligatory filed in above
cause as part of said bill marked Plaintiffs
Exhibit ~ upon which said Bond Charles
Clagett and William Berry are joint obi
gors, which said Bond was duly certified
to as required by law.
9. 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 1897, and there
is due and owing several sums of money
| with interest on account of money unc0l
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, filed in said cause, and made part of
the Bill OF Complaint in this cause filed.
). That Francis Nelson Jarboe, treas
urer and collector as 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 uncollcctable bills
and insolvencieS, the aforesaid sums of
money as appears by the statement here
with filed marked Plaintiffs Exhibit B.
and that said Charles Clagett, one of the
joint obligors in and by said writing OBJ
ligatory 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 Clagett, 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 c. and by said will ap-
pointed William B. Claget', Executor, who
duly qualified as such.
5. 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 D. and Mary l..
Clagett, children of deceased son,
Charles T. Clagett, who died prior to the
death of his father, and Elizabeth Cald-
well Clagett, widow of Charles T. Clagett
aforesaid, all of whom are devisees undtr
sai,: will, and all of whom, except Mary
Clagett, arc made parties defendant to this
suit.
6. That said Executor, William 3.
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 D.
:. 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 described in the Bill
| of Complaint in this cause filed.
8. That the personal estate Of the said
Charles Clagett is insufficient to 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 Clagett,
! deceased. so far as the same will extend,
and that any deficiency in personal estate
should be supplied by sale of the real
estate mentioned in the Bill. and any other
| real estate of which he died. seized and
possessed or to vi ich he was in any man
ncr entitled.
| The Pill shrr pravS for an order uf pub
licatirn a.:'.n.t William b Cia..1t, Exec
ntnr If ChalI,> Clagttt. deceased and as
| indi, idual!v. who is absent from this State.
and FL zlhcth Caldwell Claottt. and Alice
| d. Ciagett and Mary l. Ctagett the last
two being infants, also absent from this
State; and further prays for the passage
of Il decree for 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 other 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' :
| personal estate in his hands, and that said
| personal estate So in his hands may be APP
| piled to the claim of the Plaintiff as we'll
us 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 thrreupon 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 Il
copy of this order, together with the OBJ
ject and substance # this Bill, t. be in
serted in some newspaper published in
| Prince Georges county once in each of
1 successive weeks before the 18th 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. Ciagett,
| the last two being infants, warning them
to be and appear in this Court in person
or by solicitor or guardian al H''m To be
appointed on or before the 3rd day of
July, 1900. to answer the premises and
show cause if any they have why a decree
should not pass as prayed.
| JAMES b. BELT, Clerk of the
Circuit Court for p G. Co.
True copy-test; JAMES B. BELT, Clerk
May 18th, 1900-jw