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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1829.

Other parts
revived.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That the several provisions of the
act, to which this is a supplement and which are not hereby
repealed, be, and they are hereby revived and confirmed, to all
intents, purpose, and effect, any law, or decision of any court
in this state, to the contrary notwithstanding.

CHAPTER 200.

AN ACT Supplementary to an Act for the despatch of business in Baltimore
County Court.
Transferred to 'Public Local Law,' title 'Baltimore County.'

CHAPTER 202.

AN ACT for taking Testimony in cases of application for Divorce.

Proceedings
directed.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That it shall be lawful for any person who may intend to apply
to the legislature for a divorce, to file a petition, stating the
grounds of his application in the court of the county in which
the person from whom he desires to be divorced resides ; and,
upon the filing of such petition, a subpoena shall issue to the
party implicated, to appear and answer the same ; and, upon
such appearance, it shall be the duty of the court to issue a
commission to a person or persons therein to be named, to take
such testimony as the respective parties require to be taken ;
which testimony, after twenty days' notice to the parties, of the
time and place of meeting, shall be received and reduced to
writing, and be returned to the clerk of the court in which such
proceedings have been had, whose duty it shall be to forward
to the legislature, the petition, answer, testimony, and all other
the proceedings had under said application.

Fees.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the clerk shall receive the
sum of two dollars, for receiving, filing, and forwarding, said
proceedings; that the sheriff shall receive one dollar for serving
the subpoena on the party, and fifty cents for each subpoena
served by him on any witness that shall be summoned by him ;
and that every commissioner shall receive three dollars, for each
and every day he shall be employed in receiving and reducing
to writing, the testimony of the witnesses ; all of which costs
and charges shall be paid by the party petitioning.

* 1816, ch.

221.

CHAPTER 208.
A SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act relating to Insolvent Debtors
in the City and County of Baltimore.

Trial of

charge of
fraud

SEC, 1 . Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That in all cases now, or which may hereafter bo depending
before the commissioners of insolvent debtors for the city and
county of Baltimore, in which said commissioners shall make
an unfavourable report to Baltimore county court against any