1833.
RESOLUTIONS:
county, and that it is alledged by the Counsel for the said
Cockey, that said suit cannot be tried without the produc-
tion of certain original records from the Western Shore
Land Office, as the object of requiring the originals, is to
prove the forgery of a grant—Therefore,
Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for the court in which such suit
is so pending, on the application of either of said parties,
and upon said court being satisfied that the tiial of the mer-
its of the case require such evidence, to issue a subpoena
duces tecum, directed to the. Register of the Land office,
from which any patent, certificate or other paper,proctuced
or to be produced at the trial of the said suit, purports to
have been issued, commanding him to produce in evidence,
on the trial of such suit, all and every of the original
books and papers of record in his office, which the said
court shall be of opinion may be necessary to decide on the
authenticity of such patent, certificate, or other paper so
produced or to be produced, and the Register is hereby
commanded to obey such subpoena.
 
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No. 56.
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Passed Jan.28, 1834
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Resolution relative to the Riot among the Laborers, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal.
WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assembly,
that a serious riot has occurred among the laborers, on the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, in which several lives have
been lost, and serious mischief is apprehended to the public
works unless the riot is promptly suppressed — Therefore,
Resolved by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Governor, be, and he is hereby requested to call out
such portion of the militia of the state, as he may deem ne-
cessaty for the immediate suppression of the same.
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No. 57.
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Passed Feb..19.
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Resolution authorising the Governor to employ an Engi-
neer to make a survey from the head of tide water of the
river Wicomico, to Bryan town, in Charles county.
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