ROBERT M, MCLANE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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men, tools of mechanics, and all tools or other me-

chanical instruments or appliances moved or worked

by the hand or foot, necessary to the practice of any
trade or profession, and used in the practice thereof,

Exempt from
execution.

shall be exempt from execution, in addition to the

property hereinbefore exempted; but this section shall

not apply to any books, tools, mechanical instruments

or appliances kept for sale or barter.

Approved April 8, 1884.

Chapter 505.

AN ACT to permit the County Commissioners of

Baltimore county to lay out and open public roads

in the Thirteenth Election District of said county,

south of the Washington road, within two miles of

Baltimore city.

WHEREAS, by chapter ninety-nine of the acts of

eighteen hundred and seventy, it was provided that

street commissioners should be appointed to lay off all

that part of Baltimore county, within two miles of the

limits of the city of Baltimore, into streets, avenues,

Preamble,

&c.; and, whereas, that part of said territory south

and east of the Washington road has not been so laid

off, and the public convenience demands that certain

roads should be laid out and constructed immediately

for public use within said limits.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That the county commissioners of Balti-

more county be and they are hereby authorized and

empowered to lay out and construct, under the pro-

visions of the present road laws of Baltimore county,

such roads or avenues within that part of the Thir-

Lay out roads.

teenth Election District of Baltimore county lying

within two miles of the present limits of the city of

Baltimore, and south and east of the Washington road

as may be demanded for the convenience of the people

of said district.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts of assem-

bly, or any part of any such acts that may be in con-

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