SAMUEL SPRIGG, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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county, the sum of thirty dollars annually, for the support and main-
tenance of Eleanor Hicks, of said county.

Dec. Ses. 1821.

CHAPTER 99.

An act for the benefit of Robert Guest, of Charles county.
Whereas, Robert Guest, of Charles county, has, by his petition,
represented to this general assembly, that he emigrated to the state
of Maryland many years ago, and since his emigration and settle-
ment, has acquired real property therein, and his title to said pro-
perty, from not being naturalized agreeable to the laws of the Uni-
ted States may be called in question to his great detriment and in-
jury—Therefore,

Passed Jan. 28,
1822.
Preamble.

Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the title to the real property of him the said Robert Guest, hereto-
fore intended to be vested in him the said Robert Guest, his heirs
and assigns, by purchase or deed obtained, be, and the same is
hereby amply and fully vested in the said Robert Guest and his
heirs, in fee simple, to all intents and purposes, in the same manner
that it would have been if the said Robert Guest had been fully na-
turalized agreeable to the laws of the United States at the time of

Title vested.

said purchase, and when he received his said deed or deeds; Pro-
vided always, That nothing in this act contained shall in any man-
ner defeat or affect any right, title or claim to the said property, or
any part thereof, acquired or prosecuted by any person or persons
whatever, before the passage of this act. And provided also, That
the said Robert Guest shall, within twelve months after he is ca-
pable of becoming a citizen, naturalize himself agreeable to the
laws of the United States. But if the said Robert Guest should die
before he becomes naturalized, nothing in this proviso shall pre-
vent him from transferring or transmitting his said property, by de-
scent or devise, to any person or persons, being a citizen or citi-
zens of the United States, and residing therein, capable in law to
hold the same.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 100.

An additional supplement to the act to regulate the inspection of
Lumber in the city and county of Baltimore.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted By the General Assembly of Maryland,
That hereafter it shall be the duty of each and every inspector, mea-
surer and marker of lumber, to turn, or cause to be turned up, each
and every piece of lumber or timber, which he may inspect, mea-
sure and mark, in such a manner that he or they may distinctly see
and carefully inspect each and every side thereof.

Passed Jan. 28,

1822.
Carefully to in-

spect.

2. And be it further Enacted, That when any buyer or seller
shall believe himself to be aggrieved by an inspector of lumber, either
as regard the quality or quantity, that it shall be lawful for him to ap-
peal in the following manner: For all lumber used in the building of
houses, to two disinterested persons, the one to be a house carpen-
ter, the other to be an inspector of lumber, each party to choose
one; and when they meet on such appeal, not agreeing, shall choose
a third person, whose decision shall be final and conclusive: For all
lumber for the construction of ships or vessels, to two disinterested
persons, one to be a ship carpenter, and the other to be a lumber
measurer, one to be chosen by each party, and in case of their not

Personag-
grieved—ap-
peal—determi-
nations to be
final.