INDEX.

1844.

Chap.

Sec.

COMMISSIONS ALLOWED TO EXECUTORS,&c.

ed by orphan's courts to be subject to a

tax for the benefitof the State, of one tenth

of the sum so allowed, &c.

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1

Every executor, &c., upon the passage

of his, &c., accounts, on which commission

shall be allowed, to pay to register of

wrills the proportion of commission allow-

ed, as required by 1st section, and on fail-

ure to do so within 30 days from passing

said account, register to five notice to de-

puty attorney general, who shall put the

bond of such executor, &c. in suit for the

use of the State.

"

2

The said registers on or before the 1st

days of October and January, to pay to

treasurer all sums received by them, ac-

companied with statement of amount re-

ceived under oath, and on failure, bond to

be put in suit and recovery had for the

amount they may fail to pay, with interest

nt the rate of 10 per cent, from time of

default.

"

3

Upon payment to registers, they to give

to executor duplicate receipts, one to be

forwarded by exccuior to the treasurer,

copies to be evidence in suits upon the

bonds of register signing the same.

"

4

Orphan's courts in fixing commissions

of executors, to make no allowance for the

tax, said tax to be borne by and paid out

of commission and not by the estates of de-

ceased.

"

Every executor, in addition to oath now

required by law, to take an additional oath

diligently and faithfully to comply with

the provisions of the act, oath to be act-

ministered by registers of wills and re-

corded.

"

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CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICTS.—See City of Bal-

timore.

CONSTABLES.—See Alder, Jno W.; Washington

County, Canton, Somerset County.

Alter 1st May constables within 20 days

after making sales of property, to return