GEORGE HOWARD, ESQ. GOVERNOR.
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1831.
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CHAPTER 277.
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CHAP. 279,
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An act to confirm the proceedings of the Commissioners of
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Passed Mar. 13, 1832
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Baltimore county.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
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Acts confirmed
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no proceedings of the present commissioners of Baltimore
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county, had, or to be had, shall be deemed to be invalid, or
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be in any wise affected by reason of any of said commission-
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ers, having omitted in due time or altogether, to take the
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oath of office of said commissioners, or to make affirmation
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in the premises, as required by law; or by reason of any
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defect or defective act or proceeding, whatsoever, in, or in
respect of such oath or affirmation, or the qualifying of any
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of said commissioners, for the taking or holding of the said
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office.
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CHAPTER 278.
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An act for the relief of Thomas F. Ward, of Saint Mary's
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Passed Mar.13, 1832
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County.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
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Divorce.
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the marriage of Thomas F. Ward, of Saint Mary's county,
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and Ann Ward, heretofore solemnized, be, and the same is
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hereby declared to be absolutely,and to all intents and purpo-
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ses, null and void, and the said Thomas F. Ward, and Ann
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Ward, are declared to be divorced a vinculo matrimonii.
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CHAPTER 279.
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An act prohibiting the use of Gill Nets, in the Potomac Ri-
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Passed Mar. 13, 1832
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ver, and in Patuxent River, during the period therein men-
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tioned.
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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
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Gill nets forbid.
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That from and after the passage of this act, it shall not be
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lawful for any person or persons whatsoever, to fix, set or
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stake out gill nets, or such like devices for the taking of
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herrings and shad in the Potomac river, at any place above
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the mouth of the river Wicomico, and in Patuxent river,
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from the twentieth day of March, to the twentieth day of
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May, in each and every year, and any person offending
against the provisions of this act, shall for every day he may
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