LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1818.

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SEC. 6. And be if enacted, That every person obtaining a
license as aforesaid, shall pay therefor the sum of five hundred
dollars to the treasury of the western shore.
This act, so far as relates to vendors of lottery tickets, is merged in 1821,
ch.232; 1826, ch. 67.

CHAPTER 216.

AN ACT to avoid Suits at Law.

Every per-
son obtain-
ing license
to pay $500.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the exceptions or savings in favour of persons beyond
seas, contained in the act,* entitled, an act for limitation of
certain actions, for avoiding suits at law, and in the act,t enti-
tled, an additional and supplementary act to the several acts for
the administration of justice in testamentary affairs, and also in
the act,tt entitled, an act to prevent rigorous prosecutions on
sheriffs, testamentary, administration, and deputy commissaries
bonds, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Exceptions
in favour of
persons be-
yond seas
contained in
former acts,
repealed
*1715, ch.
23.
t 1729, ch.
24.
tt 1729, ch.
25.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained
shall have any effect or operation) in any suit or action now
depending in any court of law or equity in this state.

Not to have
effect in any
suit now
depending.

CHAPTER 217.

A further additional SUPPPEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act for amend-
ing and reducing into system the Laws and Regulations concerning last
Wills and Testaments, the duties of Executors and Administrators, and
the rights of Orphans, and other Representatives of deceased persons.
See 1798, ch. 101, and the notes thereto, ante page 370.

*1798, ch.
101.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in all cases in which the executors or administrators of
any deceased person have received, or shall hereafter receive,
any sum or sums of money for interest on money due and owing
for property sold by them by order of the orphans court of any
county in this state, that such money shall be considered as
assets belonging to the estate of such deceased, and shall be
accounted for by them, in the same manner as other assets are
directed to be accounted for by the original act to which this is
a further additional supplement.

Interest on
money due
for property
sold by ex-
ecutors or
administra-
tors to be
considered
as assets.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That in all cases in which the
executors or administrators of any deceased person have re-
ceived, or shall hereafter receive, any sum or sums of money, for
the hire or use of any slaves or servants belonging to the estate
of such deceased during the time in which the said executor or
administrator may be entitled, by law, to the possession of such
shares or servants, that such money shall be considered as
assets belonging to the estate of such deceased, and as such shall
be accounted for, and a due allowance shall be made to such
89

Money re-
ceived for
hire of
slaves be-
longing to
estate of
deceased,
&c, to be
considered
as assets.