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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

	A. Myers, widow of Wm. Myers. FREDERICK COUNTY : to Richard Wootton, Jacob Aubert, John Fauble, Catharine Head, Magdaline Ramsburg, Mary Arm Keller, Ruben Grove, Susanna Green, Frederick Hawman, Catharine Shryock, Rebecca
	Eyler, widow of John Eyler; Elizabeth Filler, widow
	of Solomon Filler; Mrs. Micha Shivers, widow of
Proviso.	Cornelius Shivers. Provided, that before the Comp-
	troller 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 affidavit.	file, in his office, the affidavit of two credible wit-
	nesses 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 cir-
	cumstances; and provided further, that such claim-
	ant 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 con-
	tinue to be in indigent circumstances; and provided
Show proof.	that the claimants, if soldiers, shall prove that they
	served in the war of 1812 and 1814; and if widows,
	that their husbands served in said war, from this
	State; provided, further, that nothing herein con-
Not be con-	tained shall be so construed as to allow pensions to
strued.	widows other than those that were married at the
	time or within, five years after the close of the war ;
	provided also, the application be accompanied by the
	certificate of the county commissioners or Appeal
	Tax Court of Baltimore city.
	SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
In force.	effect from the date of its passage.
	Approved April 8, 1876.