THOMAS G. PRATT, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1846.

all times be subject to the inspection of the treasurer of of
the Western Shore, or of such other officer or agent of the
State, as may be selected for that purpose by either
branch of the Legislature.

CHAP. 267.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That the capital stock of
the said corporation shall not exceed the sum of one hun-
dred and fifty thousand dollars, until an additional capital
is authorised by the General Assembly.

Capital stock
not to exceed
$150,000.

SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That the Legislature shall
have at all times the right to alter or annul this act.

CHAPTER 267.

Right reser-

ved.

An act to abolish the District Courts in Somerset County.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That from and alter the first day of June,
eighteen hundred and forty-seven, the district or magis-
trate's courts in Somerset county be, and the same are
hereby abolished.

Passed March
5, 1847.

Abolished.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That from and after the
said first day of June, the original jurisdiction of single
justices of the peace in and for Somerset county, shall

be co-extensive with that now enjoyed by the district or
magistrate's courts in their respective districts in the
said county, subject however to the right of appeal to the
county court as now provided for by existing laws.

Jurisdiction
of single ma-
gistrate, &c.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That causes which may
be depending fa any of the district or magistrate's courts

on the said first day of June, may be removed to some
justice of the peace within the same court district, and
be by him heard and determined as fully as might have
been done by the said district or magistrate's court.

May remove
cases.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That within two weeks
after the said first day of June, it shall be the duty of the
chief justices of the several district courts in Somerset
county, to return to the clerk of said county, the dockets
of their respective courts, and all papers on the files of
the said courts; and it shall be the duty of the said clerk
to give to any person calling for the same, certified copies
of any paper, or of any entry on any docket which may
be so returned to his office, for which he shall receive
the same fees as now allowed for similar services; and
on the production, by any plaintiff for his agent or assignee,

Chief Justices
to make re-
turn in two
weeks.