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Dec. Ses. 1825. |
JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
Whitehill shall not be liable for any debts hereafter contracted
by the said Mary Whitehill, and the said Mary Whitehill is
hereby deprived of all claim in or to the property of the said
John Whitehill. |
Capability
granted. |
2. And be it enacted, That the said
Mary Whitehill shall be
and she is hereby declared capable to have, hold, take, receive,
sue for and recover by compromise, suit or suits in law or equity,
property of any kind, whether real, personal or mixed, in as
full and ample a manner as if she were a feme sole, and to hold,
use and enjoy the same for her own use and benefit, and the
same to dispose of according to her will and pleasure, without
the let, hindrance, molestation, interference or consent of her
husband, in as full and ample a manner as if she were a feme
sole, and may in her own name sue and be sued at law and in
equity in the same manner as if she were a feme sole. |
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3. And be it enacted, That the said
Mary Whitehill, be and
she is hereby declared to be entitled to the custody and guardianship
of her children during their minority, without the molestation,
let, hindrance, interference or consent of the said John
Whitehill. |
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Passed March
9, 1826. |
CHAPTER 213.
An act to authorise the levy court of Calvert County, to sell the Poor-House
in said county, and for other purposes. |
Levy court
empowered
and directed. |
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland,
That the justices of the levy court for Calvert county, be, and
they are hereby authorized and empowered, if they shall deem
it expedient, to dispose of the poor house and land belonging
thereto in said county, by sale, or lease upon such terms, and
in such manner as they shall deem most beneficial for said county;
and if sold, upon receipt of the purchase money, to convey
the same to the purchaser or purchasers thereof, and if leased,
to stipulate that there shall be no under-leasers, and to make
all other needful stipulations; and if repaired, to apply the money
now due and appropriated to the purposes of the poor house
and poor therein, in the first instance, to the repairs of said
poor house, and after the same shall have been expended, to
assess and levy a county rate or tax, (to be collected and paid
as other county charges in said county are now authorised to be
collected and paid,) in case there shall be a deficiency of funds
for the completion of said repairs. |
Recover and
apply monies
due from collectors. |
2. And be it enacted, That it shall
be the duty of the justices
of the said levy court, and they are hereby authorized and required
to cause suit or suits to be forthwith instituted against
any collector or collectors, and his or their security or securities,
and the executor or executors, executrix or executrixes,
administrator or administratrix, or administrators or administratrixes |
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