THOMAS SWANN ESQUIRE,GOVEENOR. 845

kins, Martha Kershaw, Margaret McKennie, of Calvert county ; William Barnes, of Harford county ; James League, of Baltimore city ; R. B.
Varden of Carroll county ; Alexander Sollers, of Dorchester county ; Elizabeth Larrimore, of Tal- bot county ; Ratilla Tarr, of Talbot county ; pro- vided, that before the Comptroller shall issue his warrant upon the Treasurer, under the provisions of this Act, he shall require each and every one of the aforementioned pensioners to file in his office the affidavit of two credible witnesses that the party claiming a pension under the provisions of this law, showing the identity of the claimant, that he or she is a bona fide resident of the State of Maryland, and he or she is in indigent circum- stances ; and provided further, that such claimant or claimants once in each year, counting from the passage of this Act, renew such affidavit, proving the fact that of a bona fide residence within the State of Maryland, and said claimant or claimants continue to be in indigent circumstances ; and provided further, that no person now drawing a pension shall be entitled to the benefit of this Act.	Annual pen- sion.
Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That the Comp- troller of the Treasury shall hereafter require all persons who are now drawing pensions under the laws of this State, once in each year, reckoning from the date of the passage of this Act, to file with him an affidavit of two credible witnesses, setting forth that the affiants are ac- quainted with the claimant, that he or she is a bona fide resident of the State, that he or she is the identical person entitled to said pension, and that the claimant is in indigent circumstances, and that all laws inconsistent with the provisions of this Act be and the same are hereby repealed.	File affidavit.
Sec. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall go into effect on the date of its passage. Approved March 30, 1868.	In force.