THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1836.

have a vestry, composed of members of both said con-
gregations; and also so much of said act as relates to
the money collected, and the application of the same,
be and the same is hereby repealed.

CHAP. 101,

CHAPTER 101.

An act for the relief c,f Joseph Wood, former Sheriff of
Calvert County.

Passed Mar. 28,
1837.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Joseph Wood, former Sheriff of Cal-
vert county, be and he is hereby authorised to collect,
until the first day of January, eighteen hundred and
thirty-eight, all fines, forfeitures, amerciaments, offi-
cers' fees, or public dues, which were placed in his
hands for collection, and all legal fees made by him
while sheriff, and which have not been collected, in the
same manner as he could or might have done within
the time limited by law.

Authorised to
collect

SEC. 2. And be it enacted. That the said Joseph Wood
before he proceeds to execute the body or property of
any person or persons, for fees, forfeitures, amercia-
ments, officers' fees, or public dues, by the authority
of this act. shall deliver, or cause to be delivered, to
sucli person or persons chargeable with the same, or
left at their houses, at least thirty days previous to
serving or levying such execution, an account of the
sum demanded of him, her or them, which shall con-

Accounts to be
rendered

tain the specific items charged, with an affidavit an-
nexed thereto, that he hath not, nor hath any other
person or persons acting under him whilst sheriff, nor
since, received any part thereof, or satisfaction for the
same, to the best of his knowledge and belief; provi-

Affidavit requi-

red

ded, that if any person, against whom there is a claim
by said Wood aforesaid, shall make affidavit before
any Justice of the Peace of said county, that he or she
believes the same to be unjust, or that the same had
been paid at any previous time, it shall forever bar

Bar

such claim; and provided, that nothing in this act shall
be construed to affect the estate of any deceased person.

Exemption