1831.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 276.

CHAPTER 275.

Passed Mar. 13, 1832

An act to authorise the Justices of the Levy Court for Dvr-

chester county, to levy a sum of money, to establish a pub-

lic Ferry across the " World's End Creek," in said county.

Levy authorised

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary-

land, That the Justices of the Levy Court for Dorchester

county, be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered,

at their discretion, if they, or a majority of them, shall be-

lieve that the public convenience will be thereby subserved,

to levy on the assessable property in said county, a sum of

money not exceeding seventy-five dollars, annually, to es-

tablish a public Ferry across the "World's End Creek at

or near the dwelling house of Arthur Pritchett, Esquire, on

the east side of said creek, and to land at or near the end of

a road on the west side of said creek, which road runs from

thence by the dwelling plantation of Solomon Kirman, Esq.

to St. John's Chapel.

Ferry to be regu-

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That after the said Ferry is es-

lated

tablished, it shall be kept, disposed, managed, and regulated,

in the same manner as other public ferries in said county,

now are managed, disposed of, and regulated; and the laws

now in existence, in relation to public ferries in said county,

are hereby extended to the Ferry established by this act, so

far as the same are necessary to give validity and effect to

this act.

CHAPTER 276.

Passed Mar.13, 1832

An act for the relief of Isaac Hooper, former Collector of

Calvert county.

Authority to re-

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That

lease

the commissioners of the tax for Calvert county, be, and

they are hereby authorised to release Isaac Hooper, former

collector of the tax for said county, from any balance which

may appear to be due from him to the county, upon judg-

ment or otherwise; provided they may think it expedient so
to do.