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An Act appropriating the public revenue. 1839 19 (1839.12)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0548 and id is 1 raw text is: -.ixcs.-lAjr).:oljritions. 19 of bonds executed in their respective courts by themselves, and also copies of hoods executed in tile county or corporation courts by notaries public, shall for every such fiiilure ftrfeit and pay to the conimonlwealh, for the use ot' the literary fund, the sum of four hundred (lollars, to he recovered by the auditor on iolion in the general court, after ten days nolice: I'rovidd, that nothing herein contailied shall ie so controeid as to ilpair the right of tihe coln- nionweathh to ptriced auail st aliy such clerk iir notary public, by rmot ion for a file or penalty, as herein belore provided for every failure to account for, alnd pay into the p I blin treasury at the tittle prescribed by law, all taxes received by such c lerk or notary public. 4H. The register of the land-ollice shall annuially, withiin twenty ftegioitertoei - (lays front ud aftier the day of his electiOl, execite his boitnd t th cte an d,0,, and governor of this couiunonwealth, in the penalty of tel thoulsand o 01whe. lars, with sulicient security, to be approved by the goverluor; wliich bond shall exlress the terni of service for which suci regis. ter is elected, alld siall be conditioned for his true anid faithiul per- formance of his office during such term, and for his regularly ac- counting for and pla)ing into tile public treasury, at the times and iii the manner prescribed by law, all fees and taxes received by him in virtue of said office. 49. Tile register of the landl-oice shall account for with the Regioter,wh Io auditor, anid pay regularly into tle public treasury, at the end of... ,,t with Go. every six moniths, all fees and taxes by hin received from tittle to time, inakiug oath that the mole fees and taxes so accounted for, are the whole profits accruing from tile said office, so far as he knows or believes, ip to the date of such account; and moreover his accounts of fees and taxes received shall be fairly stated, and compared by the auditor with the books of his oflice beflre tile ac- count shall be passed. If the register if the lam-office at any time Proc, edigagois h fo~r failing to fail to account according to the directions of' this act, for the space aceuunt, of six months, he shall, in addiltion to any recovery hal by suit, motion or other proceeding against him and his sectuities on his official ond, forfeit and pay the sum of tel thousand dollars, for the benefit of the literary fund, to be recovered in the Danue of the governor of this commonwealth, for the time being, in any court of record by the auditor, on motioii after thirty days previous notice; and the onus probalndi shall be on the defendant. 50. All acts and parts of acts coming within the purview of this Repealing clause. act, shall be and the same are hereby repealed, saving all penalties, fines and forfeitures which have beien incurred previous to the pas- sing of this act. 51. This act shall commence and be in force from and after the tommenemeni. passing thereof. CHAP. 3.-An ACT appropriating the public revenue. (Pasedi March 17, ISl0.) 1. Be it enacted by the general assembly, That the taxes and GeneaI red. arrears of taxes tiue prior to the first day of October last, and not otherwise appropriated, and all'other branches of revenue, and all public moneys not otherwise appropriated by law, which shall conic into the public treasury prior to the first rhay of October next, and the surplus of all appropriations heretofore made, shall constitute a general fund, and be appropriated as follows, to wit : To the ex- Speoineappropri. penses of the general assembly, ninety-six thousand dollars ; to the ions.

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