THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1845.

of straw or any hay, or mowed grass or other grass, he
she or they committing such offence shall be liable to an
indictment, and on conviction of such offence shall be
subject to confinement in the penitentiary not less than
two nor more than four years at the discretion of the
court before whom such conviction may be had.

CHAPTER 382.

CHAP. 383.

An act to authorise Joseph Everstine, late Collector of the
County and State Taxes in and for Allegany County,
to complete his collections of said taxes.

Passed Mar.
10, 1846.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Joseph Everstine, late collector of the
county and State taxes in and for the county of Allegany,
be and he is hereby authorised and empowered to collect
any taxes or balances of taxes now remaining due to, and
uncollected by him in the county aforesaid in the same
manner, and with the same power and privileges, as are
allowed by existing laws in said cases made and provid-
ed.

Authorised to
collect.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall not con-
tinue in force longer than two years from the date of the
passage thereof.

CHAPTER 383.

In force two
years.

An act to make valid certain Deeds from John Crouse and
wife, and Daniel Crouse and wife to Christopher Win-
ner, and John Beggs and wye, to Richard Beggs, of
Carroll County.

Passed Mar.
10, 1846.

WHEREAS, it has been represented to this General As-
sembly, that doubts exist as to the validity of certain
deeds herein mentioned, on account of a certain Henry
Stonesifer, a justice of the peace of Carroll county, by a
misunderstanding of the law laying a tax on certain offi-
cers, in taking the acknowledgments of said deeds before
he had taken the oaths of office as required by law, but
having paid the tax and believed the payment of said tax
and a certificate of the payment of the same to be suffi-
cient to authorise him to act.

Preamble.