THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

of every master, mistress or overseer, of servants and
slaves, who shall incur the penalty aforesaid, and the
said overseers of roads shall at any time within nine-
ty days, call upon each and every of the said persons,

CHAP. 138.

and demand the payment of all and singular, the sums
of money by them, or any of them, so forfeited, and
on refusal or neglect to pay the same, the said over-

Demand of pay-
ment.

seers shall proceed to recover the same, by warrant
in the name of the State, for use of Charles county,
before a single magistrate, or before a magistrates
court, by due course of law; and the said overseers

Recover.

shall be, and they are hereby authorised to use the
money so recovered, in paying the hire of such hands
as they may find it necessary to employ, in keep-
ing their several and respective roads in repair,

Application of
proceeds.

and shall render their accounts of all fines and for-
feitures received, and monies expended by them, in
virtue of this act, to the justices of the levy court, an-
nually, at their June session, upon oath or animation,
and shall pay such sums of money, if any, which shall
remain in their hands, in such manner as the said jus-
tices shall order and appoint.

Accounts to be
rendered.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the eleventh sec-
tion of the act of eighteen hundred and one, chapter fif-
ty four, be, and the same is hereby repealed, so far as
be same relates to Charles county

CHAPTER 138.

11th sec. act of
1801, ch. 54,
repealed as to
C. C.

An act to authorise Jane Hutton and Margaret Hutton,
of the City of Baltimore, to hold, inherit and dispose
of, real estate, and to be appointed executrixes, ad-
ministratrixes or guardians.

Passed Mar. 9,
1838.

SEC. I. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Jane Hutton and Margaret Hutton of
the city of Baltimore, shall be, and they are hereby
authorised and enabled to have, hold, take, inherit, pos-
sess, enjoy and dispose of by contract, deed, devise by
the last will or otherwise, any lands, tenements or her-
editaments within this State, which they or either of

Authority gran-
ted.

them have acquired or may hereafter acquire, and any,
and every interest and estate in such lands, tenements
and hereditaments, in the same manner and as fully,

As if natural-
ised.