E. LOUIS LOWE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1852.

before some justice of the peace of the county in which
such collector or collectors, or trustees, (as the case may
be,) reside, that he hath not received, or any person for
bin), any part, parcel of, or security for such claim,
other than credits given; Provided, always, that the
aforesaid collectors or trustees, shall not be entitled to
collect any bill of taxes us aforesaid, from any person
or persons, under the provisions of this act, who shall
make oath that he, she or they do not owe said taxes,
or where the person is dead, the heir, executor, admin-
istrator or assign, will make oath, as aforesaid, that he
or she believes said taxes have been paid; And provi-
ded further, that nothing in this act shall be construed
to extend the time of the aforesaid collectors or trus-
tees, to pay into the State Treasury any amount that
may be due by them, or to entitle them to collect or
demand any taxes that may remain due after the end

of the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three.

CHAP. 221.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take
effect from its passage, and remain in force until the
end of the year eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and
no longer.

CHAPTER 221.

In force.

AN ACT to Incorporate Cemetery Companies.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly

of Maryland, That when any seven or more free
white persons, citizens of the United States, and a
majority of them citizens of this State, shall associate
themselves for the purpose of forming a cemetery com-
pany, and shall be desirous to acquire and enjoy the
powers and immunities of a corporation, or body
politic, in law, they shall prepare and execute, under
their hands and seals, an instrument of writing, speci-
fying therein the name, style, or title, by which they
shall be known in law, the number and names of the
managers of said company, the amount of capital
stock thereof, the number of acres of land to be held
by said company, and where situated, which instru-
ment of writing shall be exhibited and presented to the
Judge for the Circuit Court, for the county, or the Judge

of the Superior Court of Baltimore city, as the case
may be, in which said corporation is intended to be
situated, or its principal business transacted; and the

Passed May
11, 1852.

Seven or more
persons may
form cemetery
companies.