1843.

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 166.

Viers, trustee of William O'Neale jr. late sheriff and col-
lector of Montgomery county, or any subsequent trustee
that may be appointed be, and he is hereby empowered to
collect all fees, taxes and levies, in the same manner in
which the said William O'Neale, jr. was authorised to do

Provisoes.

whilst he was in office; provided, that if any person or per-
sons, his, her or their representatives against whom any
such fees, taxes or levies may have been rendered, will
make oath or affirmation before a justice of the peace that
the same has been satisfied or paid, that this act shall not
extend to such cases; and provided also, that the powers
conferred by this act shall not continue in force longer than
the first day of March eighteen hundred and forty-six.

CHAPTER 165.

Passed Feb.
27, 1844.
Preamble.

An act to make a certain deed valid.

Whereas it appears that Thomas W. Hopper, late of
Queen Ann's county in the State of Maryland, on the sixth
day of February in the year eighteen hundred and forty
two, executed and acknowledged a deed of manumission to
his negro woman Charlotte, which said deed of manumis-
sion was placed in the hands of his brother Philemon B.
Hopper senior, for the purpose of having the same record-
ed in the clerks office of Queen Ann's county, but which
was afterwards mislaid by the said Philemon B. Hopper,
and afterwards found when it was too late to have the same
recorded according to law—therefore,

Made valid.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the deed of Thomas W. Hopper, late of Queen Ann's
County, executed and acknowledged on the sixth day of
February eighteen hundred and forty-two, manumitting his
negro woman Charlotte, therein described be, and the
same is hereby made valid.

CHAPTER 166.

Passed Feb.
27, 1844.
Preamble.

An act to make valid a certain deed therein mentioned.

Whereas John H. Murray of the State of Delaware
heretofore purchased of Isaac Murray senior, a tract of land
and had the same conveyed to him by deed of bargain and
sale, executed by said Isaac Murray senior, and enrolled
according to the laws of the state of Delaware; And