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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1821.
Passed Jan. 23,

1822.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 81.

An act to confirm and make valid the acts and proceedings of John
Rigby, as a Justice of the Peace for Queen-Ann's county.
Whereas, John Rigby, of Queen-Ann's county, was duly
commissioned a justice of the peace for Queen-Ami's county, in
the second week of December eighteen hundred and twenty, and
did qualify and act as such until the first day of July eighteen
hundred and twenty-one, when a new commission issued in which
the said John Rigby was not included; and whereas, the said John
Rigby has continued to act as a justice of the peace for said county,
since the issuing of the commission in July last, under the impres-
sion that he was included in the said commission; And -whereas,
Great inconvenience will result to sundry persons unless the acts
which have been done by the said John Rigby as a justice of the
peace for Queen-Ann's county, during the time aforesaid, are con-
firmed and made valid—Therefore,

Acts made va-
lid.

BE it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all acts and proceedings which have been done and made by John
Rigby, of Queen-Ann's county, from the first of July last past
until the present time, as a justice of the peace for said county,
shall be as valid and shall have the same effect and operation in
law, as if the said John Rigby had been duly commissioned and qua-
lified as a justice of the peace of the state of Maryland, in and
for Queen-Ann's county, according to the laws of the state of
Maryland.

Passed Jan. 24,

1822.
$40 may be le-
vied annually.

CHAPTER 82.

An act for the benefit of Alary Scott, of Charles county.
BE it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the levy court of Charles county, be, and they are hereby authoris-
ed and required, to levy annually upon the assessable property
of said county, a sum not exceeding forty dollars, for the support
and maintenance of Mary Scott, of said county, and that it shall be
the duty of the collector of said county, to collect and pay over to
the said Mary Scott or to her order, the sum so levied for her sup-
port.

Passed Jan. 24,
1822.

Assessors to be
appointed.

CHAPTER 83.

A further supplement to the act entitled, An act for the valuation of
real and personal property in the several counties in this state.
Sec. 1. BE it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the commissioners of the tax for Caroline county, be, and
they are hereby authorised and empowered, to meet at the court-
house in Denton, on the third Monday in March eighteen hundred
and twenty-two, or as soon thereafter as they may have notice of
this act, and as often after as shall be necessary, and there proceed
to appoint assessors to re-value and re-assess the real and personal
property within said county, agreeably to the provisions of the act
to which this is a further supplement.

Their duties.

2. And be it enacted, That the said commissioners shall ap-
point a place and day between the fifteenth day of May and first day
of June next, for the assessors to appear and bring in writing the
several valuations of property in their respective districts; in pur-
suance of the act to which this is a further supplement.