1807.

NOVEMBER. LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP.

XXXIV.
How a vacancy
is to be filled.

IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any vacancy shall happen among the said commissioners,
the remaining commissioners shall have power to fill up such vacancy until the said bridge be finish-
ed.

Commissioners
to render an ac-
count, &c.

V. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the said commissioners, or a majority of them, after
the said bridge is finished, shall render to the justices of the levy court a full and fair account of the
expenditures of the said sum of money; and if any surplus of money shall remain in the hands of
the said sum of money, and if any surplus of money shall remain in the hands of the said commis-
sioners, or any of them, they shall pay over the same to the justices of the levy court, which shall
be applied towards defraying the public charge of said county.

CHAP. XXXV.

Passed 15th of
January, 1808.

A Supplement to an act, entitled, An act to prevent the going at
large of swine in the village of Hillsborough, in Caroline county,
and other purposes therein mentioned.

Preamble.

WHEREAS by the trust reposed in the trustees of Hillsborough school, by the act to which
this is a supplement, difficulties may arise under the said act, as the bailiff is not sworn, nor
is there any penalty imposed for the non-performance of his duties; therefore,

Bailiff liable to
a fine, &c.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That when a bailiff shall be appointed
by the authority of the act to which this is a supplement, he shall, on refusing to perform the duties
thereof, be liable to a fine, not exceeding twenty dollars; provided nevertheless, that no person
shall be compelled to serve as bailiff more than one year in any term of five years, unless with his
own consent he shall accept of a second appointment, and in such case he may be compelled to serve
the time for which he may have been appointed, under the penalty as aforesaid.

And to make
oath, &c.

III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the bailiff of said village shall, as soon as may be after his ap-
pointment, make oath or affirmation, (as the case may be, ) before some justice of the peace of the
said county, that he will faithfully and impartially perform the duties required of him by the act to
which this is a supplement.

CHAP. XXXVI.

Passed 15th of
January, 1808.
Preamble.

An ACT for the relief of James West, an insolvent debtor.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, that James West, of the city of Balti-
more, having, by numerous losses and misfortunes, become incompetent to pay the whole of
his debts, did convey all his estate, both real and personal, to trustees, for the general benefit of
his creditors, on condition of their releasing him from his debts, and that all the creditors of the
said James West did accept the benefit secured to them by the said conveyance, and release him from
their claims, except two, who have altogether refused so to do, and are now prosecuting their de-
mands against him at a time when he is lett destitute of all means of satisfying them; that the said
James West, in applying for a remedy to his misfortunes under the insolvent law passed at November
session, eighteen hundred and five, is deprived of all relief therefrom, by reason of the aforesaid con-
veyance, of the release of the debts of more than nine tenths of his said creditors, and of the refusal
of the said two remaining creditors to assent to release under the said acts of assembly; therefore,

Benefits to be

extended, &c.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the judges of Baltimore county
court be and they are hereby authorised and empowered, without the said James West's obtaining
the assent of two thirds of his creditors, to extend and afford to the said James West all the bene-
fits, advantages and provisions, of the act of assembly passed at November session, eighteen hun-
dred and five, entitled, An act for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors, and of the supplement
thereto, in the same manner, and upon the same terms and conditions, as if the said James West
had obtained the assent of two thirds of his creditors to his release under the same.

CHAP. XXXVII.

Passed 15th of
January, 1808.

Preamble.

An ACT for the sale of the real estate of James Winchester, late of
Baltimore county, deceased.

WHEREAS it hath been represented to this general assembly, by the petition of Sarah Win-
chester, widow and relict of the said James Winchester, William Winchester, father of the
deceased, and William Owings, one of the administrators on his personal estate, that the said James