ROBERT BOWIE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR, NOVEMBER.

1803.

Philip Green and Jacob Green certain real and personal property, in lieu' of any ctaim thac they
might have against the estate of a certain Richard Green, late of the said county, winch estate .was
then and still is unsettled: And whereas the said Philip Green and Jacob Green are minors, and are
incapable of executing releases, and the executor refuses to deliver up to the said Christopher Hy-
att, as guardian to the said minors, the personal property devised to them by the afore-mentioned
Jacob Green, deceased, by which the said minors are much injured; therefore,

C H A P,

LXXII.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the
chancellor to inquire into the circumstances relating, to the bequests aforesaid, and if he should be
of opinion that the legacies bequeathed to the said Philip Green and Jacob Green would be more to
their advantage than their ctaim on the estate of the said Richard Green, that then the chancellor
may authorise the said Christopher Hyatt, or such other person as he may think proper, to execute;
releases, on behalf and in the name of the said Philip Green and Jacob Green, of their ctaim against
the estate of the said Richard Green, on such terms as to him may appear equitable and right, and
releases so executed shall have the same effect in law as if the said Philip Green and Jacob Green
had been of lawful age, and had executed the same; and it shall be lawful for the chancellor to
make any such further order in the premises as justice and equity may require; provided never-
theless, that nothing herein contained shall be construed to alter, or in any manner affect, the li-
mitations over contained in the last will of the said Jacob Green? on the event of the death of the
said minors.

C H A P. LXXIII.

Chancellor, to
inquire, &c.

An ACT for the relief of Samuel Wright, of Queen- Anne's county.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly, by the petition of Samuel Wright, of
Queen-Anne's county, that he is owner and proprietor of a considerable proportion of the
unimproved parts of a marsh and branch, known by the name of the Long Marsh, lying in Queen-
Anne's and Caroline counties; that the law passed at November session, seventeen hundred and
eighty-nine, with its several supplements, for draining the said marsh and branch, if carried into
full operation, will be to him extremely injurious and oppressive in its effects; therefore,

Passed 7th of
January, 1804.
Preamble.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from and after the passing of this
act, all such part or parts of an act, entitled, An act for draining of a marsh and branch, known bv
the name of the Long Marsh, lying in Queen-Anne's and Caroline counties, and its several supple-
ments, as relate to the laying, levying and collecting, any sum or sums of money for ditching or
draining of the unimproved part or parts of the said Long Marsh and branch, now belonging, or in
anywise appertaining, to him the said Samuel Wright, be and the same are hereby suspended until
the first day of January, eighteen hundred and six; provided nevertheless, that the owners or pro-
prietors of any part or parts of the said Long Marsh and branch shall have, possess and enjoy, the
free and uninterrupted liberty and privilege of opening, cutting, cteansing and keeping open, such
ditch or drain as is directed by the original act, for his, her or their benefit and interest, through
the whole extent of the said marsh and branch belonging to the said Samuel Wright, and if so cut
and kept open, to be done at his, her or their own proper cost, charges and expences, and not at
the Cost or charges of the said Samuel Wright, or any of his successors, as proprietor or proprietors
of the said unimproved parts of the said marsh and branch, any thing in the said original or supple-
mentary acts to the contrary notwithstanding.

CHAP. LXXIV.

Part of several
acts suspended,
&e.

An ACT for founding a college in the city or precincts of Balti-

more, by the name of Baltimore College.

Passed 7th of

January, 1804.

WHEREAS public institutions for the education of youth have ever been encouraged and con-
sictered, under salutary regulations, the surest means of raising up citizens eminent in sci-
ence and virtue, ornaments nid supports of their country; therefore,

Preamble.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That a college or general seminary of
learning, by the name of Baltimore College, be established in the city or precincts of Baltimore,
upon the following fundamental principles, namely, 1st. The said college shall be founded and main-
tained for ever upon a most liberal plan, for the benefit of youth of every religious denomination,
who shall be freely admitted to equal privileges and advantages of education, and to all the literary
honours of the college, according to their merit, without requiring or enforcing any religious or
civil test, or urging their attendance upon any particular plan of religious worship or service, other

A college esta-
blished, &c.