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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1802.

CHAPTER 69.

AM ACT for extending the benefit of Struck Juries to Criminal cases.
The provisions of this act are incorporated in the act relating to crimes
and punishments, 1809, ch. 138, sec. 14.

CHAPTER 77.
AN ACT respecting Land Certificates.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, it is represented to the general assembly, that there
are various instances where orders have been passed for cor-
recting certificates, and where certificates found erroneous have
not been returned within the time limited by law, and it appear-
ing just that the proprietors of such certificates should have the
same benefit of the warrant and caution money paid on such
certificates, as on vacated certificates ; therefore,

la certain
cases regis-
ter to issue
a land war-
rant.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in cases where an order has passed, or may pass, for the
correction of a land certificate by the judge of the land office,
or where a certificate is found erroneous by the examiner-gene-
ral, and the corrected certificate is not, or may not be returned
within the time limited by law, it shall be lawful for the register
of the land office to issue a land warrant to the amount of the
caution money, and the money paid for improvements, if any,
in the same manner as if such certificates had been vacated.

CHAPTER 81.

AN ACT to make public the proceedings of the Levy Courts in the several
counties of this state, and to repeal part of an act of assembly therein
mentioned.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, the several purposes for which moneys are levied
in the several counties in this state ought to be as generally
known as possible; therefore,

Court to
cause lists
of moneys
levied for
county
charges to
be made
out.

SEC. 2, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the levy courts in the several counties in this state, shall
annually cause their clerks respectively to make out as many
fair and correct lists of the moneys levied for county charges as
there are election districts in the county, specifying therein the
amount levied for the poor, the amount, if any, levied for repair-
ing the court-house or gaol in the county, also for making and
repairing bridges and roads, also the amount which may be
levied for any other purpose, clearly designated under general
heads ; which said lists shall be signed by the respective clerks,
and shall by them be delivered to the respective sheriffs, at least
ten days before the election for delegates, under the penalty of
one hundred dollars; and the sheriffs respectively are hereby
required and directed to set up one of said lists at each place
of holding the election in each election district of the county,
within six days after the same shall have been delivered to him