A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR,

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Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the day of its passage.

In force.

CHAPTER 37.

AN ACT to add a new section to Article eighty-
one of the Code of Public General Laws, ex-
empting Parsonages from taxes.

Passed Feb
17, 1864.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That all the grounds and premises,
together with the buildings thereon, libraries, fur-
niture and chattels belonging to any religious de-
nomination, and used by them for the accommoda-
tion of their ministers or pastors, and known as

Exempted
from tax.

parsonages, shall be exempt from all manner of
taxation for State or local purposes; provided , the
whole value thereof shall not exceed five thousand
dollars, and that ali property over that amount
shall be liable to assessment and tax.

Proviso.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect for the year eighteen hundred and
sixty-four.

In force.

CHAPTER 38.

AN ACT to add the fallowing section to Article
thirty of the Code of Public General Laws enti-
tled, "Crimes and punishments," defined the
offence of being a common thief or pickpocket.

Passed Feb.
18, 1864.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, as follows: It shall be the duty of
all police officers in Baltimore city to arrest and

Section ad-
ded.