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tion as aforesaid to be made in such newspaper as in his opinion
has most extensive circulation in the county where any such
estrays may be taken up.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall not be taken or
construed to repeal any part of the existing laws of this state,
except such as are inconsistent with the provisions herein
contained.

Repeal.

CHAPTER 58.
AN ACT to alter and repeal so much of the tenth section of an Act passed
at December session eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, chapter eighty-
seven, as prohibits the use of Oyster Tongs with more than six teeth, so
far as relates to the Eastern Shore.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
so much of the above mentioned act as prohibits the citizens or
residents of the eastern shore of this state from catching oi
taking oysters, or other shell-fish, in any of the waters of said
eastern shore, with tongs having more than six teeth, be and
the same is hereby repealed, annulled and made void.

Repeal.

CHAPTER 65.

AN additional SUPPLEMENT to the ACT,* entitled, an Act relating to Insol-
vent Debtors in the City and County of Baltimore.

*1816, ch.
221.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
from and after the passage of this act, the voluntary confession
of any judgment, in favour of any creditor or creditors, surety
or sureties, made by any person or persons, with a view, inten-
tion, or under an expectation of being or becoming an insolveni
debtor, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be, an un-
due and improper preference to such creditor or creditors, surety
or sureties, and null and void, within the true intent and mean
ing of the act to which this is an additional supplement.

Judgments
confessed,
null and
void.

CHAPTER 80.

A SUPPLEMENT to the ACT, entitled, an Act to prevent the unnecessary
accumulation of Costs on all Actions or Suits at Law in the Countj
Courts of this State, passed at December session, eighteen hundred anc
twenty-nine, chapter one hundred and sixty-six.

Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
in all cases where, under the provisions of said act to which
this is a supplement, judgments shall be obtained at the second
term, a stay of execution shall be allowed to the first Thursday
of the ensuing term, instead of the last day as therein provided
and that .so much of said act be and the same is hereby repealed

Part of
original act
repealed.