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If on claims against the estate of a deceased person, exhibited and dis-

puted as therein mentioned, the creditor shall not, within nine

months after such dispute or rejection, commence a suit for reco-

very, the said creditor shall be for ever barred — 1798, ch. 101, sub

ch. 8, sec. 18, ..........

394

Executors and administrators not bound to avail themselves of the act

of limitation to bar what they suppose just claims, but the same

shall be left to their honesty and discretion — 1798, ch. 101, sub

ch. 9, sec. 9, ..........

397

Prosecutions and actions for any penalty or damages, or for seizures

under the act to regulate the inspection of tobacco, to be brought
within one year---1801, ch. 63, sec. 51,

457

Justices of the peace taking a greater fee or reward than is therein

allowed, not liable to prosecution after twelve months — 1801, ch.

74, sec. 32, ..........

462

The time between the petitioning of any debtor, and the dismissal of

the petition, not to be computed on any plea of limitation, so as to

defeat any claim against such debtor — 1814, ch. 122, sec. 3,

630

Whenever land shall be taken up under a common or special warrant,

or warrant of resurvey, any person, &c. may give in evidence his

possession, and if it shall appear that the person, or those under

whom he claims, have held the lands in possession twenty years

before the action brought, such possession shall be a bar to all

right or claim derived from the state under any patent issued upon

such warrant — 1818, ch. 90, . .

691

On twenty years peaceable possession, a survey may be made thereof,

by the direction of the owner, after giving at least thirty days no-

tice thereof— 1839, ch. 299,

2339

That before making such survey, the surveyor shall have testimony,

by two respectable persons, that the persons, &c. or those under

whom they claim, have had peaceable possession thereof for at

least twenty years next preceding the application aforesaid — 1839,

ch. 299, ..........

2339

It shall be the duty of the surveyor to give a certificate thereof, with a

certificate that the application, notice and other requirements have

been strictly complied with, which certificate shall be evidence to

the register— 1839, ch. 299, .......

2339

And if the same shall pass the examiner, the register shall issue a pa-

tent therefor, to be approved and attested by the chancellor, and

signed by the governor, if the land is located on the western shore ;

if on the eastern shore, then the like submission, approval and

attestation by the judge of the land-office, and such patent shall

be recorded— 1839, ch. 299, .......

2340

The exceptions or savings in favour of persons beyond seas, contained

in the acts of 1715, ch. 23, and 1729, ch. 24, and ch. 25, for limi-

tation of certain actions, Sec. repealed — 1818, ch. 216, sec. 1,

705