1852.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 181.

Writs of exe-
cution deem-
ed valid.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That all writs of execut-
tion which have been issued out of any of the courts

of this State, between the first Wednesday of Novem-
ber, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and the date of the
passage of this act, shall be deemed regular and ruled
valid, notwithstanding errors or mistakes in the test clay,
in the return day, in the name of the proper judge, or
in the style of the proper court; Provided, however,
that nothing in this section contained, shall effect or in
any wise impair the rights of a bona fide purchaser or
creditor.

In force.

SEC. 5. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from the date of its passage.

CHAPTER 181.

Passed May
25, 1852.

AN ACT to authorise John Stump to erect a Fishing
Battery on the Shoals of the Susquehanna River,
adjoining his lands in Cecil County.

Authority giv-
en to erect a
fishing batte-
ry.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That John Stump, be and he is hereby
authorised to erect a permanent fixture, commonly call-
ed a fishing battery, on the shoals of the Susquehanna
river, adjoining the lands owned by him in Cecil coun-
ty, opposite Havre de Grace, below the wharf of the
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail Road
company, on the east side of the river, which battery is
to be made on the shoals in his fishing ground, where
he has hauled his seine for many years, until the shoals
or flats below said wharf increased so as to prevent him
from hauling there, which battery he may occupy and
use for the purpose of hauling his seine, or for any

Proviso.

other lawful purpose; Provided, that said battery shall
not be erected further from the shore of the said Slump
than one hundred yards, or be made or used in any
manner to obstruct the navigation of said river.

Legislature
reserves the
right to alter
or repeal this
act, and cause
to be removed
said battery.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the General Assem-
bly may at any time alter or repeal this act, and in
case at any time hereafter this act be repealed, the said
John Stump, his heirs or assigns, shall remove the said
battery, or farting to remove the same for the space of
sixty days after such repeal, then he or they shall for-
feit and pay the sum of one hundred dollars for each
and every month that the said battery shall remain after