THOMAS W. VEAZEY, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1837.

CHAPTER 202.

CHAP. 203.

A further supplement to an act, entitled, an act to estab-
lish Magistrates' Courts in the several counties of this
State, and to prescribe their jurisdiction, so far as
it relates to Dorchester County.

Passed Mar. 21,
1838.

WHEREAS, by the act of eighteen hundred and thir-
ty-five, chapter two hundred and one, establishing
magistrates' courts in the several counties in this State
and prescribing their jurisdiction, the justices of the
several courts are required to meet at least once in
every month; and whereas, it has been found by experi-
ence that the frequency of the meeting of said courts,
in Dorchester county, is not authorised by the amount
of business brought before them, and consequently pro-
ductive of more expense than was contemplated: —
Therefore,

Preamble.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That from and after the first day of May
next the justices of the several district courts in Dor-
chester county, or any two of them, are authorised and
required to hold a court at least once in every three
months, or oftener if the public convenience may re-
quire, in their respective election districts in said
county, any thing in the original act to the contrary
notwithstanding.

Court once in
three months.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That any thing in the
original act, to which this is a supplement, requiring
the judges of said district courts to hold a court once
in each month, be, and the same is hereby repealed.

CHAPTER 203.

Repealing
clause.

An act to lay out and open a Road in Dorchester County.

Passed Mar. 21,
1838.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That John R. Keene, Thomas James, of
Colonel John Crawford, John Dorsey and George
Winthrope, be, and they are hereby appointed commis-
sioners to survey, lay out and open a road not exceed-

Commissioners
to lay out and
open.

ing thirty feet in width, commencing at the water in

Location.