4849.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 485.

said, shall make affidavit before a justice of the peace,
of Howard district, that the whole or any part there-
of has been paid, that then in that case the said
James Morris, shall proceed to recover only so much
of said taxes as may be admitted by the party
making the said affidavit, to be due.

In force.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act
shall continue in force only for twelve mouths from
the date of the passage hereof.

CHAPTER 484.

Passed March
9, 1850.

An act supplementary to an act, passed at December
Session, eighteen hundred and thirty-seven, chapter
three hundred and sixty-one.

Act of 1887
ch. 361, exten-
ded.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That from and alter the passage of this act, the penal
provisions of the act to which this is a supplement,
are hereby extended and made applicable to the tak-
ing and carrying away of willows from the stump, to
the amount of five pounds or more, with a felonious
intent, in the same manner that the same are applica-
ble to the taking and carrying away of corn from the
stalk.

CHAPTER 485.

Passed March
6, 1850.

An act to allow George T. Pope, collector of State
and County Taxes, for Montgomery County, furth-
er time to complete his collections.

Time extended.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That George T. Pope, former collector
of State and county taxes, for Montgomery county,
for the first election district thereof, be and he is here-
by authorised and empowered to collect any tax or
balances of taxes now remaining due and uncollected
by him in said election district.

To make oath.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said George
T. Pope, shall in every instance before he shall pro-