1801.

NOVEMBER. LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP.
VII.

and his title to such property, from his not having become naturalized agreeably to the laws of the
United States, may be called in question, to his great detriment and injury; therefore,

Title vested,
&c.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the title to the real property,
lawfully and fairly acquired by the aforesaid Benjamin Ward, whether such title be derived by
gift, grant, purchase or devise, be and the same is hereby as amply and as fully vested in the said
Benjamin Ward, to all intents and purposes, as if he had been naturalized agreeably to said laws;
provided always, that nothing in this act contained shall in any manner defeat any right, title or
claim, to the said property, or any part thereof, acquired or prosecuted by any person or persons
whatsoever before the passage of this act; and provided also, that unless the said Benjamin Ward
shall, on or before the first day of June next, proceed according to law to make himself a citizen
of the United States, this act shall have no effect to confirm his title to the property above men-
tioned, nor shall he, or any person claiming under him, derive any benefit under this act, but if
the said Benjamin Ward die before the time when, by the laws of the United States, he may be-
come a citizen thereof, nothing in this proviso contained shall prevent him from transmitting or
transferring his said property by descent or devise to any person or persons being a citizen or ci-
tizens of the United States capable in law to hold the same.

CHAP. VIII.

Passed 31st of
Dec. 1801.

An ACT to authorise the continuance of certain causes in the
court of appeals.

Preamble.

WHEREAS the indispensable engagements of the bar prevent their arguing causes of much
consequence depending in the court of appeals, and which causes cannot by law continue,

Judges may
continue
causes, &c.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the judges of the court of appeals
shall be and they are hereby authorised and empowered to continue any cause or causes now de-
pending in said court to and during June session next, if in their opinion such continuance shall
be necessary for the purpose of having said causes decided on their merits.

And reinstate
them, &c.

III. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That the judges of the court of appeals shall have power,
and authority is hereby given to them, to reinstate and continue to and during their next term,
any cause or causes that have gone off the docket by reason of the indisposition of one of the
judges, if in their opinion such reinstatements and continuances are necessary to the merits of
any such case.

CHAP. IX.

Passed 31st of
Pee. 1801.

An ACT to alter the times of holding the county courts in Frede-
rick and Washington counties.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, that the times of holding the county
courts of Frederick and Washington counties are found inconvenient ; therefore,

When court
shall com-
mence, &c.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the county court of Frederick
shall hereafter commence and be held on the first Monday of February in each year, instead of
the third Monday in March, and on the first Monday in August, instead of the third Monday in
November, and that the county court of Washington county shall hereafter commence and be
held on the third Monday in February in each year, instead of the first Monday in April, and oa
the third Monday in August, instead of the first Monday in December.

Court adjourn-
ed.

III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the county court of Washington county which now stands ad-
journed to the first Monday in December next, shall be and is hereby adjourned to the third
Monday in February next.

Process return-
able, &c.

IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all process whatsoever now issued, or that may be issued, in
the county court of Washington, returnable to the said court of the said county heretofore ad-
journed to the firgt Monday in December next, or to any particular day or days in the first and
succeeding weeks, shall be returnable and returned to the third Monday in February next, or to
corresponding days in the first and second week succeeding the same respectively, and all causes
and proceedings, civil and criminal, returnable to, and depending before, the said county court of
Washington county, at the time of its last adjournment shall be returnable and continued to the
third