WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1840.

CHAPTER 150.

CHAP. 151.

An act to allow Samuel Fowler, former Sheriff of Prince
George's County, further time to complete his collec-
tions.

Passed Feb. 26,
1841.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Samuel Fowler, former sheriff of Prince George's
county, and his deputies, or any agent by him appointed,
be and they are hereby authorised and empowered to col-
lect and receive all and every balance or amount of officers
fees, chancery taxes and fines and forfeitures, and all other
sums, that may be due and owing to the said Fowler, as
sheriff aforesaid, or to his deputies, in the same manner and
to the same effect as if the term of office of the said Fow-

Authority given
to collect fees.

ler, as sheriff aforesaid, had not expired; provided, that if
any person against whom there is a claim by said Fowler,
as sheriff as aforesaid, or cither of his deputies, shall make
affidavit before a justice of the peace of said county, that
the same has been paid at any previous time, it shall pre-
vent the said Fowler and his deputies from collecting said
claim, in the manner prescribed by law for collecting such
claims; but that he snail have power to collect them as

Proviso.

small debts are now collected; and provided also, that no-
thing in this act contained, shall be construed to effect the
estate of a deceased person, except to authorise the said
Fowler or his deputies, to recover any claim or balance
due by a deceased person, in the same manner that claims

Not to affect es-
tates of decea-
sed persons.

against deceased persons are now recovered by law; and
provided also, that this act shall only continue in force until
April, eighteen hundred and forty-two.

CHAPTER 151.

In force.

An act to change the place of holding Elections, in the
Fifth, or Parson's District, in Worcester County.

Passed Feb. 26,
1841.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the place for holding all elections, after the passage
of this act, in the fifth, or Parson's district, in Worcester
county, shall be at the tenement or house, now and hereto-
fore occupied as a dwelling, by B. L. Fish, Esquire, in the
town of Salisbury, in said county; said all laws or parts of

To be held at
dwelling of B.
L. Fish.