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debtor, before he shall obtain a final release a third time, to
pay over or convey to his trustee or trustees, estate sufficient in
amount to pay seventy-five per cent, of his debts, at the time
of his third application, be and the same are hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 120.

AN ACT to provide for the payment of Costs in the case of Forfeited
Recognizances.

SEC. 1 . Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and after the passage of this act, it shall be the duty
of the sheriff of each and every county in this state, and each
and every such sheriff is hereby authorized and empowered, to
deduct from each recognizance which rnay be forfeited, and by
him collected, the costs incurred by the county in which such
recognizance may have been taken, and the same to pay over to
the clerks of the respective counties, to be by them accounted
for to the levy courts annually.

Costs to be
deducted.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the clerk of each and every
county shall state such costs in the return by him made to the
treasurer of the western or eastern shore, as the case may be.

CHAPTER 124.

A SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, entitled, an Act laying duties on Licenses to
Retailers of Dry Goods, and for other purposes.
See 1819, ch. 184, ante page 721.

Clerk to
state costs
to treasurer.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the selling or bartering of any saddles, saddlery, shoes, boots
or hats by any mechanic residing in this state, and accustomed
to manufacture any of the articles above mentioned, or the
selling or bartering of any salt, salted fish, or plaister of paris,
by any person whatsoever, shall not be deemed or taken to
make such mechanic, or other person, a hawker and pedlar, or
a retail dealer in merchandize, within the meaning of the acts
of assembly requiring hawkers and pedlars and retailers as
aforesaid, to obtain a licence for carrying on such trade or
business, provided that no mechanic shall be deemed a resident
of this state, within the meaning of this law, unless he shall
have actually resided therein for the space of twelve months
before the selling or bartering above mentioned.

CHAPTER 150.
A SUPPLEMENT to an ACT, entitled, an Act to prevent the issuing of
Small Bank Notes.
See 1812, ch. 134, ante page 610.

Persons
who shall
not be con-
sidered
retailers
within the
meaning of
original act.

WHEREAS by the act to which this is a supplement, the
several banks then or thereafter incorporated, or whose charters
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Preamble.