State v. Carleton
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Appeal from Allegany County Court. This was an action of Debt, commenced by the State on the 26th September 1843. The State of Maryland, at the time of prosecuting its writ of capias ad respondendum, filed in court the following account, notices and collector’s bond, to wit: Dr. JohnM. Carleton, collector of Allegany county, in account with the State of Maryland. For the Direct Tax for 1841, $8,017 12 Cr.
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Appeal from Allegany County Court. This was an action of Debt, commenced by the State on the 26th September 1843. The State of Maryland, at the time of prosecuting its writ of capias ad respondendum, filed in court the following account, notices and collector’s bond, to wit: Dr. JohnM. Carleton, collector of Allegany county, in account with the State of Maryland. For the Direct Tax for 1841, $8,017 12 Cr. By cash, &c., as of 1st Sept. 1843, $6,150 00 By his allowance for insolvencies 431 81 ---6,581 8-1 ■--$1,435 31 Interest on 1,435.31, from 1st Sept. 1843. -I. S. Owens, Treas. W. S. Md,…
1Opinion of the CourtStephen, J.
The principal question involved in this case is an important one, although, according to our views, the merits of it lie within a very narrow compass. It is an action upon the collector’s bond of Allegany county, and his two sureties, given to secure the faithful performance of the duties of the office of collector of the direct tax of that county. The action was a joint one against the principal and his sureties; and the sureties pleaded that time had been given by law, without their consent, to their principal, for the payment of the taxes into the treasury, by which extension of time they…
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