FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1841.

CHAPTER 133.

CHAP. 134.

A supplement to the act to regulate Gates in Kent Courtly,
passed at the adjourned session of December session, eigh-
teen hundred and thirty-Jive, chapter three hundred and
fifty-seven.

Passed Feb
24, 1842.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the levy
court of Kent county, upon application, to authorize the
erection of gates upon the public roads in said county, upon
the person paying the tax for such crate or gates, as is levied

Gates may be
erected, etc.

by the act, to which this is a supplement; provided, the levy
court shall in every such application, duly consider the con-
venience or inconvenience resulting to the public at large by
the erection of such gale or gates.

Proviso

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts inconsistent with
this act, be and the same is hereby repealed.

Inconsistent
acts repelled.

CHAPTER 134.

An act to make valid Instruments of Writing acknowledg-
ed before, and Judgments rendered by William Haines,
Esquire, one of the Justices of the Peace of the State of
Maryland, in and for Cecil County.

Passed Feb
24, 1842.

Whereas, William Haines, Esquire, was duly appointed
one of the justices of the peace of the State of Maryland,
for the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, for the second
election district of Cecil county, and as such was duly quali-
fied to act, but afterwards moved into the third election dis-
trict of said county, and continued to act as justice of the
peace after his removal; and whereas, doubts are entertained
whether the instruments of writing acknowledged before,
and judgments rendered by the said William Haines, Esquire,
after his removal from the second election district of said
county be valid—therefore,

Preamble

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all deeds and other instruments of writing, acknowledged
before, and all judgments rendered by William Haines,
Esquire, one of the justices of the peace of the State of Ma-
ryland, in and for Cecil county, after his removal from the
second election district of said county, be and the same are
hereby made as good and valid in law as though they had
been acknowledged before, or rendered by any duly commis-
sioned justice of the peace for said county.

Acts made
valid