LAWS OF MARYLAND,— 1635.

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tumultuous assemblage was about to take place, or having taken
place, should have had notice of the same in time to prevent said
injury or destruction, either by their own police, or with the aid
of the citizens of such county, town, or city, it being the inten-
tion of this act, that no such liability shall be devolved on such
county, town, or city, unless the authorities thereof having
notice, have also the ability of themselves, or with their own

citizens, to prevent said injury; Provided further, that in no
case shall indemnity be received where it shall be satisfactorily
proved that the civil authorities and citizens of said county,
town or city, when called on by the civil authorities thereof,
have used all reasonable diligence, and all the powers entrusted
to them for the prevention or suppression of such riotous or un-
lawful assemblages.

Explana-
tory.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in any/suit instituted under
this act, the plaintiff or plaintiffs may declare generally, and
give the special matter in evidence.

Declare
generally.

CHAPTER 165.

A further additional SUPPLEMENT to an ACT,* entitled, an Act for Quieting
Possessions, Enrolling Conveyances, and Securing the Estates of Pur-
chasers.

*1715,ch.
47.

Be it enacted, by the, General Assembly of Maryland^ That
all deeds or instruments of writing which have been taken, exe-
cuted and acknowledged within this state since the seventeenth
day of February eighteen hundred and thirty-two, which may
not have been signed and sealed by any feme covert, entitled to
dower, as required by the act of December session eighteen
hundred and thirty, chapter one hundred and sixty-four, be and
the same are hereby confirmed, and made valid to all intents

Deeds
confirmed.

and purposes ; Provided, that in all other respects, the act enti-
tled, an act for quieting possessions and enrolling conveyances
and securing the estates of purchasers and the several supple-
ments thereto have been complied with.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 168.
AN ACT to authorize and empower Persons owning Real Estate on any of
the navigable waters of this State, to construct Wharves thereon.
A supplement as to Harford, 1836, ch. 27.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for any person owning real estate
in fee simple on any of the navigable waters of this state
to construct wharves thereon and extend the same, such a dis-
tance into the stream as may be required to admit of the safe
approach thereto of any vessel navigating said water; Provided,
said wharves be not extended so as to interfere with the fishing
or navigation of said waters.

Authority
granted.