1846.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 396.

Commission-
ers may levy.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the commissioners of Allegany county
be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered, if in
their opinion they deem it proper or necessary, to levy
upon the assessable property of said county, any sum or
sums of money, in their discretion, for the purpose of
providing cisterns or other means lor securing water, to
be used for the protection of said buildings from fire.

May further
levy.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the commissioners
aforesaid be, and they are hereby authorised and empow-
ered to levy from time to time upon the assessable pro-
perty of said county, such further sum or sums of money
as they may deem necessary to have said buildings in-
sured, and also to provide for their completion by the
erection of a fence or other enclosure.

CHAPTER 396.

Passed Mar.
10, 1846.

An act to make valid the last Will and Testament of Eu-
rith Cockey, of Carroll County.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, a certain Eurith Cockey, the wife of a
certain Mordecai G. Cockey, of Carroll county, departed
this life having first made her last will and testament,
dated the first day of November, eighteen hundred and
forty-three, which will was made and intended to be
made agreeably to the act of December session, eighteen
hundred and forty-two, chapter two hundred and ninety-
three, authorising and empowering married women to
make and execute their last will and testament, as to pro-
perty to which they are properly entitled; and whereas,
there appears to be some doubts as to the validity of said
will, the said Eurith Cockey having died within sixty
days, three days less than the time required by said law
for a married woman to execute her last will and testa-
ment, previous to her death; and whereas, it appears to
this General Assembly, that all doubts should be cleared
so as to make said will valid in law and equity, and the
property to pass as required by said will, made in true
faith under the act aforesaid — therefore,

Made valid.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the last will and testament of Eurith Cockey, de-
ceased, the wife of Mordecai G. Cockey, late of Carroll
county, dated the first day of November, in the year eigh-