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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1832

tion thereof, upon the application of the plaintiff, his or her
agent, or attorney, or guardian, if such party be a minor, shall
appoint a guardian for the purpose.

Notice re-
quired pre-
vious to
taking de-
position.

SEC. 2. And be it exacted, That the reasonable notice to be
given lo any party, his or her agent, or attorney, or guardian, if
such party be a minor, interested in the taking of any deposi-
tion, if within this state, prescribed by the third section of the
act to which this is a supplement, shall be, at least ten days'
previous notice; of which notice, unless the party, agent, or
attorney, or guardian, if such party be a minor, shall attend
the court in which such deposition is offered in evidence, shall
be satisfied, before such deposition is permitted to be offered in
evidence.

Repeal.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That so much of the act to which
this is a supplement as is inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 115.

1803, ch.
63

A further additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act to establish
Pilots, and regulate their Fees.
See original act and notes thereto, ante page 483.

Vessels un-
der 130 tons
exempt..

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, all vessels of the
burden of one hundred and thirty tons and under, engaged in
the coasting trade, shall not be obliged to take a pilot, or pay
half pilotage from the port of Baltimore to the capes in Virginia,
except the master or owner of any such vessel may choose to
employ a pilot to conduct his or their vessel to sea.

Controver-
sies may be
settled by a
single ma-
gistrate.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases where a dispute
or controversy shall or may hereafter take place between the
master of any coasting vessel, and a regularly licensed pilot,
the said parties may and shall have the right and privilege to
take the case before a single justice of the peace, for a hearing
and settlement of said dispute or controversy, in the same man-
per, and with the same privileges as they would have on a case
pf common debt, before a justice of the peace in the state.

Acts in-
consistent
herewith
yepealed.

SEP. 3, And be it enacted, That so much of the act, entitled,
an act to establish pilots, and regulate their fees, and of the
several supplements thereto, as are inconsistent with the provi-
sions of this act, be, and the same are hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 121.
An ACT giving Compensation to Jurors in cases of Fprcible Entry and
Detainer.

Compen-
sation
allowed.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in all cases of forcible entry and detainer which jurors
shall b t*aJJ fee summoned to try, e$ch and every juror shall be emjt{e4