JOHN WALTER SMITH, ESQ., GOVERNOR.

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width not greater than the width of the said land of William
H. Robbins, to be immediately in front thereof, and to run
and extend with the extended lines of said land out into said
river ; provided, that such wharf or shell walk shall be con-
structed or established on or before the first day of January,
1907.

CHAP. 536.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said wharf or shell walk
when so constructed and erected shall be the property of the
said William H. Robbins, his heirs and assigns forever.
SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That this Act shall take effect
from the date of its passage.
Approved April 11, 1902.

CHAPTER 537.

AN ACT to repeal Section 37 of Article 19 of the Code of
Public General Laws, title "Comptroller," as amended by
Chapter 556 of the Acts of nineteen hundred, and to
re-enact the same with amendments.

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of property

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That section 37 of Article 19 of the Code of Public
General Laws, title "Comptroller," as amended by. chapter
556 of the Acts of nineteen hundred, be and the same is
hereby repealed and re-enacted, so as to reaoj ag follows :

Repeal
and re-enact.

37. The Comptroller is authorized and empowered to adjust
and settle the claims of the State against all collectors, sheriffs,
clerks of Courts, registers of wills, and other collectors or
receivers of public moneys and their securities, and against
corporations and individuals who may be indebted to the State
in all cases where said claim accrued prior to and including the
year 1900, and whether said claims be in the form of judgment
or otherwise ; and for the purpose of closing all guch cases the
Comptroller is fully authorized to compromise the same by
abating the interest that has accrued, or any portion thereof,
or any part of the principal debt, in his discretion, so as to
best subserve the interest of the State, and shall grant dis-
charges to the said parties and their securities, upon the pay-
ment into the treasury of the amount required by him to be
paid in the settlement as aforesaid ; provided, the Comptroller
shall be satisfied, after thorough examinations into the claims,
that the same could not be collected for the State by legal
process ; and further, that the Governor and Treasurer for the
time being shall each approve in writing any such abatement
before the same shall be effective ; and provided further, that
no discharge or acquittance under this section shall be effective

Authorized
to adjust and
settle
claims, etc.