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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Samuel Johnson, deceased; and whereas the said

Cyntice Cannon, having been born out of wedlock,

the State of Maryland became entitled to the prop-

erty of the said intestate ; but, whereas, Aaron Can-

non, brother to said intestate's mother, afforded main-

tenance to the said Cyntice until she grew up,

without charge or return; and whereas the said

Aaron has departed this life, leaving Catherine M.

Cannon, his widow, with several infant children, in

very necessitous circumstances, therefore

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That all the right, title and interest

of the State of Maryland in and to the said sum of

one hundred and twenty-four dollars and eighteen

Interest as-

cents, be and the same is hereby assigned, trans-

signed.

ferred and set over unto the said Catherine M. Can-

non, who is hereby empowered to demand, collect

and receive the same ; and the trustee to sell the

Trustee au-

lands of the said Samuel Johnson is authorized and

thorized to
pay.

directed to pay over the said Bum unto the said Cath-

erine M. Cannon, with a due proportion of interest,

and upon the payment of the same, the said Cath-

erine M. Cannon is empowered to execute a release

and discharge therefor ; but if the said sum be not

paid on demand as aforesaid, the said Catherine M.

Cannon, as the assignee or certain attorney of the

Empowered

State, is hereby empowered to maintain proceedings

to maintain

at law or in equity, as the case may be, to enforce

proceedings.

the payment of said sum, with interest as aforesaid,

in the same manner and to the same extent as the

State itself could do.

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

In force.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved February 14, 1878.