1843

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 41.

county, be and he is hereby authorised and empowered, to
take the name of Martin Luther Wall, by which name he
shall ever hereafter be called and known, for all and every
purpose whatsoever, and all the legal contracts and obliga-
tions which he may have made or entered into, prior to the
passage of this act, shall be obligatory upon all parties
concerned, the same as though this act had never been
passed.

CHAPTER 40.

Passed Jan.
28, 1844.

An act to amend the law in relation to the abatement of
suits.

On applicati-
on of parties
court may act.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That no suit now pending or hereafter to be
brought in any of the courts of this State, either originally or
upon appeal, shall abate by reason of the marriage of any of
the parties, but on application of any of the parties, the court
may on such terms and notice, as to it shall seem proper,
allow and order any amendment of the pleadings, and the
making of any new and additional parties, that such marriage
may render proper.

In force.

Sec. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take effect
from and after the day of its passage.

CHAPTER 41.

Passed Jan.
24, 1844.

A supplement to the act regulating writs of error and
granting appeals to the Court of Appeals.

Failure to
send up re-
cord not to be
bar, &c.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the dismissal of any appeal prosecuted to
the court of appeals from any judgement or decree of a court
of law or equity in this State, because of the failure of the
clerk or register of the court below, in sending up to the
Court of Appeals a transcript of the record of such judge-
ment or decree, within the time required by law, shall not

Proviso.

be a bar to any subsequent appeal taken from such judge-
ment or decree, provided such subsequent appeal be taken