1805.

NOVEMBER. L A W S OF M A R Y L A N D.

C H A P.

CX.

the said John H. Barney shall be entitled to all the benefits of this act, upon his complying with the
directions therein contained, notwithstanding the conveyance of property by the said John H. Bar-
ney, in trust, For any of his creditors, within two years last past.

XIX. AND, whereas from the construction given by several of the county courts to the act passed
at November session, eighteen, hundred and four, entitled, An act for the relief of sundry insolvent
debtors, a number of the persons whose names are included in the said act. were prevented from ob-
taining any benefit thereof, and are now in actual confinement for debts contracted before the pas-
sage of the said act, although no fraud or collusion has been proved against them, BE IT ENACTED
That each of the persons whose names are contained in the said act of eighteen hundred and four,
and are now in actual confinement, shall be entitled to every benefit of this act, as fully as if their
names were contained herein, on complying with the terms herein prescribed.

XX. AND BE IT ENACTED, That Louis De Niroth, now confined in the gaol of Baltimore coun-
ty, shall be entitled to receive the full relief and benefit by this act granted to the petitioners here,
in before mentioned, on his complying with all the rules and conditions of such petitioners required,
except that the said Louis De Niroth shall not be required to produce to the county court any evi-
dence of his being a citizen of Maryland, and of his having resided therein two years preceding the
passage of this act.

XXL AND, whereas much of the time of the general assembly, annually, and of trouble and expend
to those unfortunate persons who are compelled to apply for acts of insolvency, may be saved, with-
out impairing the rights of creditors, by vesting certain additional powers in the county courts
therefore, BE IT ENACTED, That it shall and may be lawful for the county courts of the respective
counties of this state, to extend to all such persons as may apply to such court for the same before
the first day of January, eighteen hundred and ten, all the benefits and privileges intended to be
given to the persons included in this act, on their complying with the provisions thereof; provided
that previous to the application to the court of any such debtor, he shall give at least two months no
tice of his application in one news-paper printed in the city of Baltimore, and in some other news
paper printed most convenient to the residence of such applicant, and given such notice by adver-
tisement set up at the most public places in the county where the said applicant resides.

Passed 28th of
January, 1806.

CHAP. CXI.

An ACT for the benefit of Hugh Anderson, of Montgomery county

WHEREAS Hugh Anderson, a native of Ireland, emigrated to, and settled in, this state, and
since his emigration and settlement as aforesaid, acquired real property therein, and his title
to such property, from his not having become naturalized agreeably to the laws of this state, or of
the United States, may be called in question, to his great detriment and injury; therefore,

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the title to the real property law
fully and fairly acquired by the aforesaid Hugh Anderson, whether such title be derived by gift
grant, purchase or devise, be and the same is hereby as amply and as fully vested in the said Hugh
Anderson, to all intents and purposes, as if he had been naturalized agreeably to said laws; provided
always, that nothing in this act contained shall in any manner defeat any right, title or claim, to the
said property, or any part thereof, acquired or prosecuted by any person or persons whatsoever be
fore the passage of this act; and provided also, in case the aforesaid Hugh Anderson hath not as yet
become a citizen of the United States, that unless he shall, on or before the first day of November
next, proceed according to law to make himself a citizen of the United States, this act shall have
no effect to confirm his title to the property above mentioned, nor shall he, or any person claiming,
under him, derive any benefit under this act; but if the said Hugh Anderson die before the first day
of May next, nothing in this proviso contained shall prevent him from transmitting or transferring
his said property, by descent or devise, to any person or persons, being a citizen or citizens of the
United States, capable in law to: hold the same.

Passed 28th of
January, 1806.

CHAP. CXII.

An ACT to provide for rendering passable through Baltimore county
the public road leading from the city of Baltimore, by Belle-Air, in
Harford county, to Peach Bottom Ferry, on the river Susquehanna

WHEREAS under the law heretofore enacted for the opening the above-mentioned road, the
same hath been done, and the road aforesaid made conveniently passable entirely across Har-