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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 398.

AN ACT further to amend and enlarge the powers

conferred upon the Roman Catholic Archbishop

of Baltimore, and his successors, by the act enti-

.

tled " an act relating to the manner of holding and

transmitting the title to certain church property

therein mentioned, " passed at December session,

eighteen hundred and thirty-two, chapter three

hundred and eight, and by the supplement thereto

passed at January session, eighteen hundred and

sixty-eight, chapter two hundred and sixty-eight,

entitled an act to amend and enlarge the powers

conferred by the act, entitled an act relating to the

manner of holding and transmitting the title to cer-

tain church property therein mentioned, passed at

December session, eighteen hundred and thirty-

two, chapter three hundred and eight, so as to per-

mit the said corporation sole, to sell and convey

the property held under said acts, as may be expe-

dient.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the Roman Catholic Archbishop of

Authorized to

Baltimore, for the time, and his successors forever,

dispose of

shall be and they are hereby authorized and empow-

ered at their discretion, to dispose of, lease, sell and

convey from time to time, the whole or any portion

of any lots or parcel of land, which said corporation

sole, now has, or hereafter may acquire, in the same

manner, and to the same extent, that any private

person or other corporate body, could or might dis-

pose of, lease, sell or convey property by him held or
possessed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 11th, 1874.