JOSEPH KENT; ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1827

land above mentioned, which has been used by the neighbour- hood as a public convenience for a long time, but has been closed by said Eversfield, and the object of the prayer is to make the said road public,a ad it appearing reasonable therefore,	CHAP 202
SECTION I. Be It enacted by the General Assembly of Mary- land, That from and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for Israel M. Jackson and John Eversfield of Prince Georges county, each to appoint one person well quali- fied to assess the damages in making picnic a road from the end of a lane near a branch to the woodland of said Jackson,	Ascertain dama- ges
and the said damages when so ascertained, shall be paid in current money by the said Jackson, his executors, admi- nistrators or assigns, to the said Eversfield, his executors, ad-	Payment thereof
ministrators or assigns. SEC. 2, And be it enacted, That if either of the said per- sons above named, shall refuse or neglect to appoint a person for the purpose of carrying into efect this act, it shall and may be lawful for other persons to proceed immediately to open said road: Provided, That the said Jackson before be shall proceed to act, shall give ten days notice to the said E versfield of his intention so to do.	Case of refusal
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if the two persons appointed to open said road shall not agree, they shall and may appoint a third person, whose duty it shall be, with the other two, to proceed immediately to open said road.	Umpire

CHAPTER 203.
An act for the relief of Rebecca Hartman of the city of Balti- more.	Passed March 15 1823
SECTION 1, Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary- Iand, That from and after the passage of this act, the marri- age contract between Charles Ferdinand Hartman and Re- becca Hartman is hereby declared to be annulled and destroy- ed, and the authority, power and control of the said Charles Ferdinand Hartman over and to the person and property oi Rebecca Hartman, his wife, shall henceforth cease;and deter- mine, and all the rights which the said Charles Ferdinand Hartman acquired by the said marriage contract, and all lia- bilities for the debts of his said wife arising from the said marriage shall henceforth utterly cease and determine and the said Rebecca Hartman is hereby declared to be divorced from her husband Charles Ferdinand Hartman as eiprely, and to as full extent, as if the said Charles Ferdinand Hart- man were dead, or as if she the said Rebecca Hartman had never been joined in matrimony with him,	Marriage annulled
SEC. 2, And be it enacted, That the said Rebecca Hart- man 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, ia as full and ample a manner as if she	His authority an- nulled