JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 583

SEC. 2. And. be it enacted, That this act s ball take	In force.
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 8, 1876.
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AN ACT to refund to Tilghman N. Chance the sum
of one hundred and eighty-eight dollars, the amount
of a bailbond, interest and costs forfeited to the
State, as one of the sureties for James H. Andrews.
WHEREAS, in the year eighteen hundred and
seventy-five, Tilghman N. Chance and Ephraim	Preamble.
Diffenderfer, became sureties for the appearance at
the May term, eighteen hundred and seventy-five of
the Circuit Court for Talbot county, of one James
H. Andrews; and
WHEREAS, the said James H. Andrews failed to	Preamble
appear when- called at the said May term, whereby
said bailbond was forfeited; and
WHEREAS, before the succeeding November term
of said Court, the said Andrews was re-arrested and	Preamble.
held, and at the said November term, eighteen hun-
dred and seventy-five, was tried, convicted and pun-
ished; and
WHEREAS, the said Tilghman N. Chance, one of
the sureties for the said Andrews has paid into the	Preamble.
Treasury of the State, the full amount of the bail-
bond forfeited as aforesaid; therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the Comptroller be, and he is here-	Authorized
by authorized, and required to issue his warrant to	and required.
the Treasurer to pay Tilghman N. Chance the sum
of one hundred and eighty-eight dollars, being the
amount of a bailbond, interest and cost forfeited as
surety for one James H. Andrews.