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LAWS OF MARYLAND, Nov. SESS. 1812.

1812

merit to be set up at the Court-house door, and other
public places in said county.

CHAPTER. 107.

Passed Dec.
22, 1812.

An act to extend the powers of the Levy Court of
Talbot county.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, It is represented to this General
Assembly by the petition of the trustees of the poor
of Talbot county, that the house now used as the
poor-house is not only two small to accommodate
the number usually under the care of said trustees,
but that it is in a decayed state now requiring much
repair; that the almost sum the levy court are allow-
ed by law to raise for the support of the poor is ade-
quate only to their maintenance, and therefore pray
that the powers of the levy court of the aforesaid
county maybe so far extended as to authorise them
to levy a sum sufficient to enlarge and repair the said
poor-house: Therefore, I

A sum may be
levied to en-
large and re-
pair the
poor's house.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the justices of the levy court of
Talbot county be, and they are hereby authorised
and empowered, to assess and levy on the assessable I
property of the said county, at their next levy, a sum of 1
money not exceeding one thousand dollars, together
with. the collectors commission of four per cent for
collecting the same, for the purpose of enlarging and
repairing the poor-house of the county aforesaid;
which money when so levied and collected, shall be
paid to the order of the trustees of the poor of the
aforesaid county, for the purposes contemplated by
this act.

CHAPTER 108.

Passed Dec.
22, 1812.

An act for the relief of Abraham Brown ^ of Talbot
county.

Benefits of the
insolvent laws
may be grant-
ed.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That the judges, or any judge of Talbot
county court be, and they, or any one of them, are
hereby authorised and directed to extend to Abra-
ham Brown, the benefit and relief of the act of As-
sembly passed at November session eighteen hun-
dred and five, entitled, An act for the relief of sun-
dry insolvent debtors, and the supplements thereto,
without compelling him to produce the assent in wri-
ting, of so many of his creditors as have due. to
them the amount of two thirds of the debts due by