JOHN LEE CARROLL, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 547

" Courts," sub-title " Relief to Sheriffs and Collec-	Repealed und
tors," be and the same is hereby repealed and re-	re-enacted.
enacted so as to read as follows :
46. On application by petition in writing to the
several Circuit Courts or Circuit Judges, and the
Superior Court of Baltimore city, of any sheriff or
collector of the county and State taxes, or either of
them, who has failed or neglected to collect any
taxes or fees within the time prescribed by law, the
court or judge may, on such terms as they may pre-	Judge may
scribe by an order, extend the time of such sheriff	extend time.
or collector to complete the collections, which exten-
sion may be limited in the discretion of the court or
judge, and may be renewed as may be deemed rea-
sonable ; and the said petition and orders shall be filed
in the office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court or Superior Court where such application is made, and on applica- tion of the legal representative of any deceased sheriff
or collector he shall be entitled to avail himself of
the provisions of this section as fully as such de-
ceased sheriff or collector could do if living, and the
period of time elapsing between the death of any
such sheriff or collector and the passage of this act
shall not be included when computing the time after	Plea of limi-
which the plea of limitation under any existing law I	tation.
would be a bar to recovery.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take	In force.
effect from the date of its passage.
Approved April 1, 1878.