A. W. BRADFORD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAPTER 166.

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AN ACT to allow Joshua W. Phillips, late Sheriff
and Collector, of Somerset county, further time
to complete his collections, and to give him
power to do so.

Passed Feb.
14, 1862.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That Joshua W. Phillips, late Sheriff
and Collector, of Somerset county, be and he is
hereby authorized and empowered for twelve
months from the passage of this act, to complete
his collections as Sheriff and Collector of the county
and State taxes, in Somerset county, with the
same and as full authority to compel and enforce
payment of taxes and fees due him as Sheriff and

Empowered
to collect.

Collector, as he had when first appointed and
qualified, provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to extend the time of payment of any
money due from said Phillips, as Collector of the
State and county taxes as aforesaid; provided, the
said Sheriff shall make affidavit, to be filed with
the execution in each case, that the fine or forfeiture
in said execution specified, has not been paid to
said Sheriff.

Provisos.

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

In force.

CHAPTER 167.

AN ACT to add an additional section to Article
second of the Code of Public General Laws, in

relation to abatements.

Passed Feb.
17, 1862.

SECTION 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That in any cause in which one, or
more appellants or appellees, plaintiffs or defen-
dants, in error, shall have died, or shall die after
appeal taken, or writ of error sued out, and before
final judgment upon such appeal or writ of error

Writs of error
or appeal —
power of Court
in case of death
of parties, &c.