1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 35.

CHAP. 36.

Passed Jan. 29.1836

An Act to incorporate the Trustees of the Methodist Epis-

copal Church at Buckstown, in Dorchester county.

Preamble

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-

bly by the petition of sundry citizens of Dorchester

county, setting forth that, the members of the Methodist

Episcopal Church, at Buckstown, have elected, viz:

Samuel Cook, Richard Pattison, Aaron Cook, Benja-

min T. Griffith and Samuel Hurst, Trustees of said

church, and the former trustees dying without keeping

up a regular succession thereto, and whereas, doubts

have arisen as to the legality of said appointments un-

der the act of Assembly, passed at November session,

eighteen hundred and two, chapter one hundred and

eleven, relating to Christian Churches in this State,

and being desirous to perpetuate and make valid the

proceedings of the said church, — Therefore:

Trustees named and incorporated

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,

That Samuel Cook, Richard Pattison, Aaron Cook,

Benjamin T. Griffith and Samuel Hurst, are hereby in-

corporated Trustees of the Methodist Episcopal Church

at Buckstown, in Dorchester county, who, and their

successors, as provided in said act of eighteen hundred

and two, chapter one hundred and eleven, shall have

perpetual succession in law, fact and name to all intents

and purposes whatsoever.

CHAPTER 36.

Passed Jan. 29, 1836

An act, to alter and change the name of Thomas Daw-

son, of Dorchester county, to the name of Thomas

McKinzie.

Name changed

Be it enacted by the. General Assembly of Maryland,

That from and after the passage of this act the name of

Thomas Dawson, infant son of Sovern Dawson, be and

the same is hereby altered and changed to that of

Thomas McKenzie, agreeable to the last will and tes-

tament of William McKenzie, his grandfather, and it