WILLIAM GRASON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1839.

CHAPTER 6.

CHAP. 7.

An act to revive and continue such acts of the General As-
sembly as expired with the session of the last General
Assembly, and such as would expire with the present ses-

Passed Feb. 4,
1840.

sion thereof.
WHEREAS no act of the General Assembly of this
State, passed at its last session, continuing such acts, as
from the limitations thereof did expire with the last ses-
sion — therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That such acts as expired with the session of
the last General Assembly except such parts as shall have
been repealed, be and the same are hereby revived, re-en-
acted and declared to be in full force until the end of the
next General Assembly, and in the same manner, with the
same legal effect and operation in law, as if such acts had
been continued at the last session of the General Assem-
bly, until the end of the session of the next General As-

Acts revived.

sembly of this State.
SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts and doings
under color of such acts so expiring, shall receive the like
construction, and have the like operation and force as if
such acts had been continued at the last session of the
General Assembly.

To have force

and effect, &c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That such acts as would A
expire with the present session of the General Assembly,
be and the same are hereby continued to the end of the
session of the next General Assembly of this State.

CHAPTER 7.

Acts continued.

An additional supplement to the act, entitled "an act to re-
gulate the issuing of licenses to traders, keepers of ordi-
naries and others, " passed at December session eighteen
hundred and twenty-seven, chapter one hundred and seven-
teen.

Passed Feb. 12,
1840.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That, before the grand jury of any county or of the city of
Baltimore shall be authorized to make presentment of any
person whose name may be shewn to them by the sheriff
of said county or city of Baltimore, in pursuance of
the first section of the act of eighteen hundred and thirty-

Grand jury to
to be satisfied

by testimony,

before presen-
ting, &c.