1839.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 22.

CHAPTER 21.

Passed Mar. 11,
1840.

An act prohibiting justices of the orphans' courts and regis-
ters of wills, or judge of any county court from being
administrators, except in the cases therein mentioned.

Orphans courts

not to grant

letters of ad-

ministration to
a justice, &c.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the passage of this act,
it shall not be lawful for the justices of the orphans' courts
of this State, or any register of wills thereof, to grant
letters of administration to any justice of an orphans'
court, or judges of any county court or register of wills,
residing in the county where the administration is to be
granted, unless he be the largest creditor of, or the near-
est of kin to the deceased, on whose estate he offers to
take out letters of administration.

Construction.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein con-
tained shall be so construed, as to prevent the granting let-
ters testamentary to any such judge, or justice, or regis-
ter, who may be appointed executor by any last will and
testament.

CHAPTER 22.

Passed Mar. 16,
1840.

A supplement to an act entitled, an act for licensing and
regulating Ordinary Keepers.

Repealed, so far
as relates to So-
merset & Wor-

cester counties.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That all those acts of Assembly, passed at March session,
seventeen hundred and eighty, chapter twenty-four, and
November session, seventeen hundred and eighty-four,
chapter seven, or any other acts of Assembly of this State,
which prohibits retailers of spirituous liquors from permiting
cider, wine, rum, brandy, whiskey, or other distilled spiri-
tuous liquors, mixed or unmixed, to be drank in or about
the house, store, shop, or premises of said retailers, are
hereby repealed, so far as relates to Somerset and Wor-
cester counties.