PHILIP P. THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1849.

tifying acknowledgments of deeds and identity of the
parties executing and acknowledging the same.

CHAPTER 3.

CHAP. 4.

An act for the relief of Mary Sappington, of Kent
County.

Passed Jan. 9,

1850.

WHEREAS, It is believed, that Samuel L. Sapping-
ton, late of Kent county, Maryland, hath died with-
out heirs, and intestate, being seized, at the time of
his death, of real estate in said county, and which is
supposed to have escheated to the State of Maryland,
and whereas, the said property was purchased by the
said Sappington, with moneys of which he was pos-
sessed by his marriage with Mary Sappington, the

Preamble.

petitioner — Therefore,
SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Genial Assembly

of Maryland, That all the right, title and interest
which the State of Maryland hath, by escheat, in and
to the said real estate, of which Samuel L. Sapping-
ton, late of Kent county, Maryland, died seized, be
and the same is hereby transferred, relinquished, and
released, surrendered and confirmed unto Mary Sap-
pington, widow of the said Samuel L. Sappington.

Claim relin-
quished.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein
contained shall be so construed as to interfere with
the right or title which the heirs, if any, of the said
Sappington, may have to said property.

CHAPTER 4.

Right confir-
med.

An act entitled, an act to change the place of holding
elections in Election District Number one, in Alle-
gany county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly,
of Maryland, Thai from and after the passage of this
act, the place of holding elections in election district
number one, in Allegany county, shall be at the house
of Murray Thayer, in said district.

Passed Jan.
10, 1850.

Place changed.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That all acts, or parts of
acts of Assembly, inconsistent with the provisions of
this act, be and the same are hereby repealed.

Repealed.