SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1820.

And whereas it is represented by the memorial of the trustees
aforesaid, that such a disposition of the proceeds of said suit
would deprive, them of the means of discharging debts contract-
ed by them in support of the alms-house of Somerset county;
Therefore,

CHAP. 122.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That if
the trustees of the poor of Somerset county, or a majority of
them, shall be of opinion that the release., appropriation and ap-
plication, required by the act to which this act is a supplement,
of the sum due in the aforesaid suit, will be prejudicial to the
just claims of their creditors, or to the interests of the poor of
said county, it shall not be lawful tor any person or persons to
make the release, appropriation or application, so as aforesaid re-
quired, of the sum due in said suit, any thing in the act to which
this act is a supplement to the contrary notwithstanding.

If release under
original act be
prejudicial to
claims of creditors
not to be made,
&c.

2. And be it enacted, That nothing in this act contained shall
he construed to alter those provisions in the act to which this act
is a supplement, relating to the release, appropriation or appli-
cation, of a sum of money due in a suit instituted by the levy
court of Somerset county against the securities aforesaid, but the
levy court aforesaid are hereby directed to make the said release,
appropriation and application, of the sum due in the suit afore-
said, required by the act to which this act is a supplement, and
such release, appropriation and application, shall be valid with-
out the corporation of the trustees aforesaid.

Nothing herein to
alter provisions of
original act, &c.

CHAP. CXXIII.

An Act authorising the transcribing and rebuilding of Records in the Office of
Register of Wills in Anne-Arundel County, and for other purposes

WHEREAS some of the records belonging to the orphans court
of Anne Arundel county require to be transcribed, and others to
be rebound, and sundry papers and wills have not been recorded
by the late register of wills of said county, although the record-
ing of such papers and wills have been paid for by the persons
interested in them, and neither the band of the late register, or
any record thereof, can be found: Therefore,

Passed Feb. 9, 1821

Preamble.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all
papers and wills which have been lodged in the orphans court of-

fice of Anne-Arundel county, previous to the death of the late re-
gister, and which are required by law to be recorded, and have
not been recorded, and the judges of the orphans court of said
county, having good reason to believe that the recording of such
papers and wills has been paid for. the said judges may direct
such papers and wills to be recorded; and wherever it may appear
to such judges that any of the county record books in said office
require to be transcribed or rebound, the said judges may direct
the same to be transcribed or rebound, as the case may be, and
may contract for the recording of such papers and wills, and the
transcription and rebinding of any such records.

Papers and wills,
&c. to be recorded
and records trans-
cribed or rebound.

2. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Anne-Arundel
county be and they are hereby authorised and empowered, to levy
upon the assessable property of said county whatever may be the
cost of such recording, transcribing, and refunding, and to direct

Levy authorised.