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1835.
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LAWS OF MARYLAND.
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CHAPTER 228.
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CHAP. 228.
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Passed Mar. 25,1836
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An act for the relief of James Dirickson and William
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Holland, and the Trustees of the Berlin Academy,
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in Worcester county.
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Preamble
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WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-
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bly, that John Postly, late of Worcester county, did
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by his last will and testament devise and bequeath a
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certain portion of his estate, to be applied for the
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benefit and education of poor and necessitous young
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people in the hundreds of Buckingham, and Worcester
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hundreds, in Worcester county, and appointing cer-
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tain persons and their successors, trustees for the
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management of the said fund, And whereas, it is further
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represented to this General Assembly, by the petition
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of James Dirickson and William Holland, the succes-
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sors of said trustees, appointed under said will, that
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the objects and purposes of the said testator, John
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Postley, could be more effectually carried out by trans-
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ferring and vesting the said trust and fund in the
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Trustees of Berlin Academy, in Worcester county, —
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Therefore:
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Payment over di-rected
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SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
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Maryland, That said James Dirickson and William
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Holland, be, and they are hereby authorised, empow-
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ered and required to pay over and transfer to John R.
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Ritts, Isaac Covington, John S. Purnell and Henry
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Franklin, Jr. Trustees of Berlin Academy in Wor-
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cester county, all such sums of money, bonds, mort-
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gages or evidences of debt as now are or may hereaf-
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ter come into their hands, under and by virtue of the
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trust in the will of John Postly, late of Worcester
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county, deceased, to be by them and their successors
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applied at their discretion towards carrying out the
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objects, and design, mentioned in said last will and
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testament of John Postley, and to and for no other use,
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intent or purpose whatsoever; Provided nevertheless,
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that this law shall not be construed to affect the rights
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and interests of any one or more of the legal represen-
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tatives and heirs at law of the said John Postley.
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