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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1812

money for the
support of Mar-
tha Sewell.

county shall, and they are hereby empowered at their
levy court annually, so long as they shall see cause,
to assess and levy on the assessable property of said
county, a sum of money not exceeding thirty dollars,
for the support and maintenance of the said Martha
Sewell; and that the same be collected annually by
the collector of Anne-Arundel county, and by him
paid to the said Martha Sewell, or her order.

CHAPTER 176.

Passed Jan. 4,

1812.

An act for the relief of Samuel Cole, of the city
of Baltimore.

Benefits of the
insolvent laws
granted.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the judges of Baltimore county court
be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered
to extend to the said Samuel Cole, the full benefit and
relief of the act of assembly passed at November
session eighteen hundred and five, entitled, An act
for the relief of sundry insolvent debtors, and the sup-
plements thereto, without compelling the said Samuel
Cole to produce the assent of two thirds, in amount, of
his creditors, and to extend and afford to the said Sam-
uel Cole, all the benefits, advantages and provisions
of the aforesaid act and the supplements thereto, in the
same manner and upon the same terms and condi-
tions as if he had obtained the assent of two thirds of
his creditors to his release under the same.

CHAPTER 177.

Passed Jan. 4,
1812.

An act authorising appropriations for the Peniten-
tiary of this state.

Inspectors may
draw on the
treasurer of the
Western Shore
for certain sums.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the inspectors of the penitentiary of
this state, or any seven of them be. and they are here
by authorised from time to time to draw orders on the
treasurer of the Western Shore, for the amount of
any stock of raw materials, provisions, clothing for
the convicts therein confined, working tools and im
plements, to be used for the purpose of employing
feeding and clothing the criminals confined in the pen-
itentiary of this state, not exceeding the sum of ten
thousand five hundred dollars for one year ensuing
the first day January, in the year eighteen hundred
and twelve; and also for the amount of any physician's
account who may be called in to attend on the offend