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Clement Dorsey. The general public statutory law and public local law of the state of Maryland : from the year 1692 to 1839 inclusive, with annotations thereto,and a copious index.
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PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

2791

 

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date thereof, should the plaintiff cause a scire facias to issue —

 

1835, ch. 201, sec. 12, ........

1204

Governor may direct the attorney-general to cause a scire facias to issue

 

against any bank, &c. refusing to comply with the provisions of the

 

act of— 1837, ch. 315, sec. 6, .......

1265

SCHOOLS, FREE.

 

For the distribution of a certain fund created by 1812, ch. 79, for the

 

purpose of establishing free schools — 1816, ch. 256,

654

Refusing to educate and furnish books to at least one poor child for

 

every $1,000 received, treasurer to withhold donation — 1835, ch.

 

351, sec. 1, ..........

1221

SCHOOLS, PRIMARY.

An act for their establishment throughout the state—1825, ch. 162, . 838
The provisions of this bill operate alone upon those counties which shall,
according to the provisions of the 29th section thereof, adopt them through the
ballot box. The local laws of many counties provide inconsistent provisions,
and as the marginal notes contain a full index, it is deemed unadvisable to swell
this work, already much larger than was ever anticipated, by publishing an index
of its contents here, in its approprsaie place.

SECRET SALES.

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No goods or chattels, whereof the vendor, mortgagor or donor, shall

 

remain in possession, shall alter or change or any property thereof

 

be transferred to any purchaser, mortgagee or donee, unless the

 

same be in writing, and acknowledged and recorded within the

 

time therein prescribed, in the county in which the vendor, donor

 

or mortgagor shall reside — 1729, ch. 8, .....

72

No property in any slave, whereof the donor shall retain the use and

 

possession, shall be transferred, unless the gift he under hand and

 

seal, acknowledged before a judge of the general court, or a justice

 

of the county where the donor resides, and recorded in the records

 

of the same county within twenty days from the execution — 1763,

 

ch. 13, sec. 2, ..........

105

But this act shall not make void any parol gift, where there shall he an

 

express delivery of such slave in pursuance thereof, and where the

 

sole use and possession of such slave shad be transferred, nor any

 

bequest of a slave by will — 1763, ch. 13, sec. 3, .

105

SHERIFF— CONSTABLES— CORONERS— ELISORS— EXECUTION

 

It is supposed that an arrangement of (he duties of these ministerial officers

 

with the law of execution, under one title, will be more convenient to the

 

profession.

 

CONSTABLES.

 
 

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Directions for the appointment of constables — 1715, ch. 15,* p. 8;

 

1794, ch. 53, sec.8, .........

310

*Sec note thereto.

 


 

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Clement Dorsey. The general public statutory law and public local law of the state of Maryland : from the year 1692 to 1839 inclusive, with annotations thereto,and a copious index.
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