JOSEPH KENT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1826.

lage of Greensborough, in such manner and way as shall appear
to them most expedient
10. And be it enacted, That no person shall be entitled to
a vote for commissioners of the said village of Greensborough,
unless he has been a resident of said village six months previous
to the day of election, and having a right to vote for delegates to
the general assembly of Maryland.

CHAP. 97.

No person to vote
unless he has re-
sided six months
in village

11. And be it enacted, That if any suit or action shall be
commenced against any person or persons for any thing done in
pursuance of this act, such person or persons may plead the ge-
neral issue, and give this act in evidence, any law, usage or cus-
tom, to the contrary notwithstanding.

General issue may
be pleaded

CHAP. XCVIII.
A Further Additional Supplement to the act, entitled, An act to alter and
change the name of Elizabeth Town, in Washington' County, to Hager's
Town, and to incorporate the same.

Passed Feb 10, 1827

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the moderator and other commissioners of Plager's Town,
be and they are herebv authorised and empowered, to assess and
levy annually, for the two next successive years ensuing the
passage of this act, on the taxable property "of "said town, and
the additions thereto, the sum of two hundred and fifty dollars
in each year, to be expended under the direction of said mode-
rator and commissioners in the purchase of a suction engine,
and hose, to be attached to, and under the control of, the
First Hager's Town Hose Company.

Levy authorized
to purchase sec-
tion engine and
hose

2. And be it enacted, That the said sums of two hundred
and fifty dollars, as authorised to be levied by the preceding
section, shall be levied in the same manner, and at the same
time, and be collected in the same way, as other town taxes
are levied and collected, and be appropriated as is herein before
specified and directed.

To be levied as
their town taxes

CHAP. XCIX.
An Act to make valid certain Proceedings therein mentioned.

Passed Feb. 20, 1827

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all discounts heretofore made by any of the banks of this
state, wherein the rate of interest has been calculated according
to the standard laid down in Rowlett's Tables, be, and they are
hereby declared to be, valid to all intents and purposes, any
law of this slate to the contrary notwithstanding, provided that
in all other respects they shall have complied with the laws of
this state.

Discounts hereto-
fore made by
tanks, calculated
by Rowlett's Ta-
blet, made valid

2. And be it enacted, That no court of law within this state
shall entertain or admit the plea of usury, to bar any claim due
to any bank incorporated by the legislature of this state, where
the rate of interest, charged by such bank, has been calculated
or deducted according to the interest tables of Rowlett

Plea of every not
permitted where
imprest is charged
as above

3. And be it enacted, That in future the several banks of
this state shall be governed, in their discounts, by the rates of
interest as charged and set forth in Rowlett's Tables.

Banks to be go-
verned in their
discounts, by Row-
lett