ROBERT BOWIE, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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between the eighth of October and the first of Janu-
ary eighteen hundred and eleven, the court of the
county aforesaid, at March term succeeding, determin-
ed his acts as sheriff from the first of January eigh-
teen hundred and eleven, not to be valid: And where-
as, The said Joseph Ennalls made a contract on the
ninth of June eighteen hundred and ten, with the offi-
cers and attorneys, to collect their fees, which period
was after the time limited by law, and of course the
said Joseph Ennalls had no power to collect the fees
aforesaid: — Therefore,

1812.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That all the acts which Joseph Ennalls,
late sheriff of Dorchester county did, after the first
day of January eighteen hundred and eleven, shall be
as valid to all intents and purposes, as if he had given
the second bond at any time between the eighth day
of October eighteen hundred and ten, and the first
day of January eighteen hundred and eleven, except
those proceedings which the county court of Dorches-
ter county have already set aside; Provided always,
That in all such excepted cases the said Joseph En-
nalls shall be no otherwise responsible than if he had
given bond according to law, and his acts had been
held valid by said court.

His acts as
sheriff after a
certain date
shall be valid
under a certain
provision.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said Jo-
seph Ennalls shall not be entitled to ask for, and re-
ceive any fees for any business done by him as sheriff
during the time as aforesaid, so as aforesaid deter-
mined by the court not to be sheriff.

He shall not re-
ceive any fees
for business
done during a
certain time.

3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That before the said
Joseph Ennalls shall be entitled to the benefit of any
provisions in this act, he shall give bond with security,
to be approved by the justices of the orphans' court of
said county, or any two of them, to the state of Mary-
land, in the penalty of five thousand dollars, for the
faithful payment of the several officers and attornies
who have put fees in his hands.

He shall give
bond to the
state before he
can be entitled
to the benefits
of this act.

4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That after the bond
shall be given under the provisions of this act, the
officers, attornies or other persons, (as the case may
be) shall receive a second insolvent list from the afore-
said Joseph Ennalls, and agreeable to the amount of
such list exhibited to the attorney, officer or other
person, on or before the first day of March eighteen
hundred and thirteen as aforesaid, they to whom such
list shall be presented under this act, shall be obliged
to make a deduction agreeable to the amount of such
list, out of the ballance of such claims as now exist

Officers and
others shall re-
ceive a second
insolvent list,
and make cer-
tain deductions.