THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1835.

Sue. 2. And be it enacted, That from apd after the

CHAP. 225.

passage of this act, it shall be the duty of any justice

of the peace, when he shall take a supersedeas, to read

out the form to the party and his securieties, and shall

enter on his docket, and endorse on said judgment the

Endorsement— en-

following wards, or words to the same effect; Supersed-

tries on docket,

&c.

ed by. A. B. and C. D. as the case may be, this

day of , for months; the form be-

ing first read to the party and his securities, which

said entry or endorsement, the said justice of the peace

signing his name thereto, shall have the same force and

effect as if the same had been written out at length and

signed by the justice.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That all acts inconsistent

Repealing clause

with this act, be and the same are hereby repealed;

and in all cases of judgments rendered by justices of

Directions for ma-

the peace, in the city of Baltimore, and by judgments

king entries of securities in

of Baltimore county court, shall be signed by the said

Baltimore, &c

securities, in presence of said justices, or where any

securities shall be incapable of writing, their marks in

lieu of signatures shall be affixed, and shall be witnes-

sed by some persons knowing the securities aforesaid,

to be the persons they represent themselves, of which

knowledge the said justices shall be satisfied, and shall

so state on said entry.

CHAPTER 225.

An act to change the divisional lines between the Elec-

Passed Mar. 25,1836

tion Districts, numbers one and six, in Washington

County.

WHEREAS, it is represented to this Genefal Assem-

Preamble

bly, that it would greatly promote the convenience of

the people, if the lines between the election districts,

numbers one and six, in Washington county, were

changed, so as to authorise the people to vote in said

districts, in the same manner as they did before the

passage of the act of December session, eighteen hun-

dred , and thirty-two, chapter ninety -two, and the act

confirming the same, passed at December session, eigh-

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