countersigned. Notes payable to be countersigned in the same manner, and so also as to the margin of the note book; but drafts from creditors of the institution, in lieu of being drawn upon the clerk, and accepted by him alone, to be drawn upon the penitentiary, and accepted by the clerk and warden conjointly; notes and drafts to be entered in the bill book under the same regulations as that above suggested for the entry of notes receivable. Assistant Warden. 1886, art. 27, sec. 479. 1860, art. 73, sec. 90. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25. 645. The assistant warden shall aid the warden in carrying out the laws of the State, and the regulations of the prison. Ibid. sec. 480. 1860, art. 73, sec. 91. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25. 646. He shall receive and execute the warden's orders when present, but in his absence must take his place, with all the warden's powers, and, in the warden's absence from the prison, night or day, the assistant warden must be present. Ibid. sec. 481. 1860, art. 73, sec. 92. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25. 647. He shall have particular charge of the victualling department, and be present at meals, unless his place be taken by the warden; and he shall examine the whole prison after the hour of locking up, and see that all is safe; his duties shall be mostly of supervisory character over the whole prison, but he shall discharge specific duties when assigned him. Rules and Regulations. Ibid. sec. 482. 1860, art. 73, sec. 93. 1837, ch. 320, sec. 25. 648. The board of directors shall make all rules and regulations to enforce obedience, order and discipline among the convicts that may be necessary in addition to those herein prescribed, and shall cause this sub-title of this article, and all the rules that may be adopted from time to time, to be printed for the information and direction of the officers. And the officers shall not enforce any order or principle of discipline, unless the same be made previously a part of the rules and regulations, and communicated to them as such. Convicts From United States Courts in Maryland. Ibid. sec. 483. 1860, art. 73, sec. 94. 1819, ch. 55, sec. 1. 649. It shall be lawful for the warden of the penitentiary to receive into custody, and put to labor, any person who may be sentenced to imprisonment therein by the courts of the United States, in and for the district of Maryland, on condition that he be paid towards the support of said institution the sum of thirty cents per diem for the time the said prisoner shall remain in custody; and the said prisoner shall, whilst there, be subject to the same laws and discipline to which other convicts from the State courts are subjected. 1888, art. 27, sec. 484. 1860, art. 73, sec. 95. 1819, ch. 55, sec. 3. 650. The per diem mentioned in the preceding section shall be paid or secured to be paid monthly to the warden of the penitentiary, who shall account for the same to the said instituion; and if the payment thereof shall not be punctually made, the warden shall release the prisoner, after three days notice to the marshal of the district. ARTICLE XXVIII. 1. Bounty paid for heads of. CROWS. 3. Justice to destroy heads and give certificate. 4. Counties excepted. 1888, art. 28, sec. 1. 1860, art. 31, sec. 1. 1820, ch. 66. 1831, ch. 227, sec. 1. 1. If any person shall bring to any justice of the peace for the county in which such person resides the head of any crow, he shall for every such head be allowed in the county levy for said county the sum of six and a quarter cents. Ibid. sec. 2. 1860, art. 31, sec. 2. 1831, ch. 227, sec. 2. sec. 2. 1847, ch. 319. 1846, ch. 343, 2. No person shall be entitled to an allowance for any crow's head without first making oath before the justice that such crow was taken and killed in the county where such person resides and that no certificate hath been obtained from any other justice of the peace for the same; and the justice shall take such oath without fee or reward. Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 31, sec. 3. 1831, ch. 227, sec. 1. 1846, ch. 343, sec. 1. 3. The justice before whom such heads shall be brought shall burn or destroy the same and shall give the person bringing them a certificate thereof to be laid before the county commissioners. 1888, art. 27, sec. 4. 1864, ch. 250. 1876, ch. 12. 1878, ch. 301. 1880, ch. 180. 1884, ch. 25. 4. This article is not to apply to Allegany, Calvert, Harford, Frederick, Montgomery, Queen Anne's, Prince George's, Garrett, Talbot, Charles, Carroll, Caroline, St. Mary's, Dorchester and Baltimore counties; nor to any other counties as to which special local laws exist. ARTICLE XXIX. CURRENCY. 1. What coins recognized as. 3. All judgments, decrees, fines and 4. Banks alone authorized to issue and circulate any paper security as; penalty. 5. Persons passing or circulating such; penalty. 6. Licensed persons issuing or re- 7. Qualifications of sections 4-6. 9. Foreign currency less than five 10. Fine for violation of section 9, to whom paid. 11. Commitment of persons not paying fine. 1888, art. 29, sec. 1. 1860, art. 32, sec. 1. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 1. 1. The species of coins which have been and which may be struck off at the mint of the United States and the rates of foreign coins as have been or shall be severally regulated and established by congress shall be taken and recognized as the currency of this State. State v. Stump, 2 H. & McH. 174. Moore's Lessee v. Pearce, 2 H. & McH, Harrison v. Paddinson, 2 H. & McH. 252. Ferguson v. Peter, 3 H. & Dunlop v. Funk, 3 H. & McH. 318. Perkins v. Wright, 3 H. & Rawlings v. Duval, 4 H. & McH. 2. Chapline v. Scott, 4 H. & Worthington v. Brick 236. Мен. 91. Laurence v. Dorsey, 4 H. & McH. 205. nell, 2 H. & J. 58. Towson v. The Havre de Grace Bank, 6 H. & J. 53. State v. Cassel, 2 H. & G. 407. Bradley v. Hunt, 5 G. & J. 54. Hall v. Belt, 8 G. & J. 470. Brown v. Jones, 10 G. & J. 334. Doyle v. Comm'rs of Balto Co., 12 G. & J. 484. Parker v. Mackall, 2 Bl. 62 (note). Woodward r. Chapman, 2 Bl. 68 (note). Hepburn's Case, 3 Bl. 95. Gardner v. State, 25 Md. 146. McCann v. Sloan, 25 Md. 575. Marburg v. Marburg, 26 Md. 8. Chesapeake Bank v. Swain, 29 Md. 483. 1888, art. 29, sec. 2. 1860, art. 32, sec. 2. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 2. 2. All accounts in this State shall be expressed in dollars and cents; and all accounts in the public offices and all proceedings in the courts of this State shall be kept and had in conformity with this regulation. Ibid. sec. 3. 1860, art. 32, sec. 3. 1806, ch. 41, sec. 5. 1812, ch. 135, sec. 3. 3. All judgments and decrees in suits and actions to be rendered and passed in any court of law or equity or by any justice of the peace in this State and all penalties, fines and forfeitures shall be rendered, given, made or imposed in dollars and cents. Purviance v. Neale, 4 H. & McH. 118. Skirvan v. Willis, 4 H. & McH. 483. Gantz v. State, 4 H. & J. 121. Lyles v. Lyles, 6 H. & J. 273. Laidler v. State, 2 H. & G. 277. Crain v. Yates, 2 H. & G. 332. Marshall v. McPherson, 8 G. & J. 333. Ibid. sec. 4. 1860, art. 32, sec. 4. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 1. 4. No person or association of persons or corporation, except the banks of this State, shall issue or put in circulation as currency any promissory note, order, bill, evidence of debt, or other paper security; and any person so offending shall forfeit and pay twenty dollars for each offense. Ibid. sec. 5. 1860, art. 32, sec. 5. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 2. 5. No person or association of persons shall pay out, pass or circulate any such promissory note, bill, order, evidence of debt or other paper security, under the penalty of twenty dollars for each offense. Ibid. sec. 6. 1860, art. 32, sec. 6. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 3. 6. No ordinary keeper, trader or retailer or other person who buys and sells under a license issued under the laws of this State shall issue, pay out or receive any such bill, note, order, evidence of debt or paper security as are referred to in the two preceding sections, upon pain of forfeiting his license; and no new license shall be granted to any person convicted of violating this section. 1888, art. 29, sec. 7. 1860, art. 32, sec. 7. 1841, ch. 321, secs. 5, 6. 7. No person shall be liable to the penalties imposed in sections 4, 5 and 6, who can show that the note or evidence of debt he issued, passed or received was a real bona fide evidence of debt and not intended to circulate as money; nor shall anything contained in the said sections apply to the issues of the banks of this State or to the lawful issues of banks chartered by another State, district or territory. Ibid. sec. 8. 1860, art. 32, sec. 8. 1841, ch. 321, sec. 4. 8. The preceding sections in relation to the issuing or circulating of promissory notes, orders, bills, evidences of debt and other paper securities shall receive a liberal interpretation to suppress the mischief, and any note, bill, order or other writing designed or used as money or currency shall be considered a paper security within the meaning of the said sections; and the forfeitures imposed in said sections shall be recovered before a justice of the peace as small debts, one-half to the informer and the other half to the State. Ibid. sec. 9. 1860, art. 32, sec. 9. 1818, ch. 191. 1820, ch. 150, sec. 1. 1823, ch. 147. 1841, ch. 302. 1842, ch. 251, sec. 4. 1844, ch. 111. 1852, ch. 235, sec. 1. 9. It shall not be lawful for any person, firm or association of persons, corporation or body politic to pay out, circulate or receive in payment of any debt any bank note, promissory note or other obligation payable to bearer, or endorsed in blank or to bearer, or any other note, token, scrip or device whatsoever, devised or intended for circulation as currency issued without the limits of this State, of a less denomination than five dollars under a penalty of five dollars for each offense, to be recovered by an action of debt in the name of the State before any justice of the peace of the State, and it shall not be lawful for any bank, savings institution, corporation or body politic of this State, or for any person or association of persons, to make, issue or pay out any note or device of the nature and character described in this section of a less denomination than five dollars under the penalty prescribed in this section for each offense, and to be recovered in the same manner. Ibid. sec. 10. 1860, art. 32. sec. 10. 1852, ch. 235, sec. 2. 10. One-half of the penalty recovered in any case under the preceding section shall go to the informer and the residue |