FRANK BROWN, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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instrument, east of a straight line from Richland Point to

Pone Point on the lower end of Bloodsworth Island in the

State of Maryland ; provided that this act shall not apply

to bona fide resident citizens of Dorchester County licensed

to take or catch oysters in the waters of said county.

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

Effective:

from the date of its passage.

Approved April 7th, 1892.

CHAPTER 695.

AN ACT to declare the sanction and consent of the General

Assembly of Maryland to sundry gifts, bequests and

devises, contained in the last wills and testaments, of

certain persons, late of the State of Maryland, deceased,

and also to certain gifts, grants, sales, leases, and deeds

made by various persons in this State, to and for the use

and benefit of sundry ministerial persons, religious corpo-

rations, denominations or sects and to certain charitable

institutions.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the sanction and consent of the General

Assembly of Maryland, be and the same are hereby declared,

Sanction to
bequests.

given and granted to the following gifts, bequests, devises,

grants, sales, leases, and deeds to and for the use and

benefits of certain ministerial persons, religions corpora-

tions, denominations or sects and to certain charitable

institutions as herein set forth.

1. To the deed of conveyance of a certain church property

on Columbia avenue near Parkin street in the city of Balti-

Deed to

more, to the vestry of St. Peter's Church in the city of

St. Peter's

Baltimore by the Associated Reformed Congregation of

Church.

Baltimore, dated the 10th day of March, 1891 and recorded

among the land records of said city in Liber J. B., No. 1333,

folio 359, &c., and also to the conveyance or contemplated

conveyance, of said church property, by the said vestry

of St. Peter's Church in the city of Baltimore to the vestry

of Henshaw Memorial Church of Baltimore City.

2. To the bequest and devise to the Missionary Society of

the Methodist Episcopal Church, incorporated by the Legis-

lature of the State of New York, contained in the last will

Bequest to
M K.

and testament of Susan Knhn, late of Frederick County,

Church.