JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVEENOR. 191

CHAPTER 137.
AN ACT to confirm an act entitled " an act to de-
clare the sanction of the General Assembly of
Maryland to the bequests of John Coates, late of
Baltimore city, deceased, to the Trustees of the
Methodist Protestant Church, corner of Lombard
and Green streets, in the City of Baltimore,"
passed at January session, eighteen hundred and
seventy-two, chapter three hundred and eight,
approved April first, eighteen hundred and sev-
enty-two, and to confirm and declare the sanction
of the General Assembly of Maryland to said be-
quest of said John Coates, deceased.
WHEREAS, John Coates, late of Baltimore city,
deceased, by his last will and testament, duly admit-	Preamble.
ted to probate and recorded in the office of the Reg-
ister of Wills of said city, bequeathed unto the Trustees of the Methodist Protestant Church, corner
of Lombard and Green streets, in said City of Balti-
more, the sum of three thousand dollars, from and
after the death of his wife, Lucretia Coates, the
object of which bequest is for the purpose of pur-
chasing out the ground rent of said church, and not
to be devoted to any other purpose ; and,
WHEREAS, at January session, eighteen hundred	Preamble.
and seventy-two, by chapter three hundred and
eight, of the acts of that session, the General Assem-
bly of Maryland declared or intended to declare, its
sanction to said bequest of said John Coates, de-
ceased, which act was approved April first, eighteen
hundred and seventy-two ; and,
WHEREAS, in the engrossed and published copies	Preamble.
of said act, the word " bequest " was omitted from
section first thereof; therefore,
SECTIO.N 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That said act of assembly of eighteen hundred and seventy-two, chapter three hundred	Sanction given to bequest.
and eight, approved April first, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, be, and the same is hereby con-