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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1821.

countability of the monies to be collected under the original act to
which this is a supplement.

Passed Feb 23,

1822.
Repeal.

CHAPTER 240.

An act to repeal part of an act therein mentioned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,

That all such parts of the act of assembly passed at September
session seventeen hundred and twenty three, chapter fifteen, which
directs punishment of negro or other slaves by cropping the ear,
be and the same is hereby repealed.

To be whip-
ped.

i. 2. And be it enacted, That for the offences specified in the
act thus repealed, punishment by whipping not exceeding thirty-
nine stripes, shall be and is hereby substituted.

Passed Feb. 23,
1822.

Preamble.

CHAPTER 241.

An act entitled, An act to provide for appointing a commissioner in
Montgomery county for the purpose therein mentioned.
Whereas, The levy court of Montgomery county, did at their
last meeting, levy a sum of money for re-building a bridge over the
Patuxent River which divides said county from Anne-Arundel
county, and also appointed a commissioner for said purpose agree-
able to the provisions of an act of assembly passed at November
session seventeen hundred and ninety four, chapter fifty-three. And
whereas, The said commissioner having died without discharging
said duties, and the aforesaid levy court standing adjourned to the
first Monday in June next, without the power of calling a special
meeting, and public convenience requires that the said bridge shall
be re-built as soon as possible—Therefore,

Commissioner.

Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
Thomas Davis, be and is hereby appointed commissioner on the
part of Montgomery county for the above recited purpose.

Passed Feb. 23,
1822.

Levy court
may assess.

CHAPTER 242.

An act authorising and empowering the Levy Court of Montgomery
county to assess and levy a sum of money for the support and main-
tenance of the ideot son of John Grant, and Verlinda Cumpton.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
' That it shall and may be lawful for the justices of the levy court of
Montgomery county, to assess and levy annually on the assessable
property of said county, so long as they may deem necessary, such
sum of money as to them may appear reasonable, not exceeding
thirty dollars, for the support and maintenance of the diseased son
of John Grant of said county; and that the same be collected and
paid annually by the collector of said county to the said John
Grant, or to his order, or such other person as the levy court of said
county shall direct, or to his order for the purpose aforesaid.

$30 may be le-
vied.

2. And be it enacted, That the said levy court shall levy on
the assessable property of said county, annually so long as they may
deem necessary, for the support of Virlinda Cumpton, of said
county, the sum of thirty dollars; and the said sum shall be collected
and paid to the said Virlinda Cumpton or her order as other mo-
nies are collected and paid.