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THOMAS SIM, Esq; Governor.
with any fees on such erroneous certificate, either by the examiner-general
or surveyor, but the surveyor, returning such erroneous certificate, shall
pay the
examiner-general for his trouble in examining the same, one third part
of such
fees as by this act are allowed to the examiner-general. |
1779.
CHAP.
XXV. |
XIII. And be
it enacted, That any sheriff within this state may, and he is
hereby directed and required, at any time before the first day of May and
the
tenth day of August yearly (on notice to him given that any inhabitant
of his
county, indebted for officers fees, and for which an account had been before
the
said first day of May, delivered to or left at the last place of abode
of such inhabitant,
is about to abscond or remove his effects from the place of his residence,
whereby the said sheriff may be prevented from executing the same) to apply
himself to any magistrate of his county, and the said magistrate, on such
sheriff's
application, and oath made by the sheriff or some other credible person,
that the
said sheriff or such person is informed, and verily believes, that such
debtor is
about to abscond or remove his effects out of the said county, and thereby
prevent
the sheriff from executing such debtor, or his effects, for officers fees,
so as aforesaid
due, and that an account had been delivered or left, as by this law is
directed,
(which oath shall be reduced to writing, signed, and left with the said
magistrate,
and by him returned to the next county court) shall give the said sheriff
a
warrant from under his hand and seal, and thereby direct and empower the
said
sheriff to execute the said debtor, or his effects, for the fees so as
aforesaid due, in
money, at the rate hereafter specified, which the said sheriff shall do
without any
execution fee. |
Sheriff may
execute any
inhabitant,
&c. who is
about to abscond,
&c. |
XIV. Provided
always, and be it enacted, If any debtor, absconding or about
to abscond, or remove his effects, will give such sheriff good and sufficient
security
for the payment of all such officers fees, that in such case the sheriff
shall and
he is hereby obliged to take the same. |
Proviso. |
XV. And be it
enacted, That all costs recovered by judgment, or decree, shall
hereafter be payable and paid in money, and not otherwise. |
Costs to be
paid in money. |
XVI. And be
it enacted, That the several county justices in their respective
counties,
at the time of assessing the county levy, shall and are hereby empowered
and directed
to allow the clerk of their respective courts, in their county levies,
full satisfaction
of warrants to the overseers of the highways, constables warrants, assisting
in laying and apportioning the county levy, and all other services to be
done for
their respective counties, and by order of the justices for the time being,
the following
sums, viz. For Saint-Mary's, Kent, Anne-Arundel, Charles, Somerset,
Dorchester,
Baltimore, Cæcil, Prince-George's, Talbot, Queen-Anne's, Worcester,
Frederick,
and Washington counties, one hundred pounds each: For Calvert, Harford,
Caroline and Montgomery counties, eighty pounds each; and all the respective
county
clerks within this state, for the time being, shall, and they are hereby
obliged to do
all the said services, and such others, for the use of the respective counties,
as shall be
required by the justices of the peace for each respective county, from
time to time,
and at all times hereafter, for and in consideration of the said allowance. |
Allowance to
county clerks
for warrants,
&c. |
XVII. And be
it enacted, That if any person, chargeable with officers fees as
aforesaid, shall neglect or refuse to pay the same within the time aforesaid,
it shall
be lawful for the sheriff, immediately after the tenth day of August yearly,
to
distrain the goods and chattels of the person so neglecting or refusing,
and to sell
and dispose thereof, at the expiration of five days after distress made,
at public
auction, all which shall be done by the said sheriff without fee or reward;
and
the overplus, beyond what will satisfy the demand aforesaid, shall be returned
to
the debtor. |
Sheriff may
distrain goods,
&c. |
XVIII. And be
it enacted, That if any person indebted for such fees shall refuse
to pay the same within the time aforesaid, or shall, on demand, neglect
or
refuse to shew to the sheriff goods or chattels to be distrained to the
value of such
fees, it shall be lawful for the sheriff to take such person in execution
for the money |
Person refusing
to pay,
&c. may be
executed, &c. |
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