1861.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 50.

ed by the said Esma Lowe, constable, himself in
person.

In force.

SEC. 2. And Be it enacted,. That this act shall
take effect from the date of its passage.

CHAPTER 49.

Passed June
18, 1861.

AN ACT to make valid the qualification of John
Merryman, as First Lieutenant of the Baltimore
County Horse Guards.

Qualification
valid.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the qualification of John Mer-
ryman as first lieutenant of the Baltimore County
Horse Guards, be and the same is hereby legalized
and declared to be as valid as if he had taken the
oath of office and qualified in the manner required
by the tenth section of the sixty-eighth article of
the Code of Public General Laws; and the acts of
said John Merryman as first lieutenant of said com-
pany are hereby declared to be legal and valid.

In force.

SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That this act shall effect
from its passage.

CHAPTER 50.

Passed June
21, 1861.

AN ACT appropriating a sum of money for the
payment of the claims of James E. Tate, John
H. Emerson, and A. G. Gullett.

Sum appro-
priated.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the sum of two hundred and
seventy-four dollars and ninety-one cents be, and
the same is hereby appropriated for the payment of