LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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has produced ample testimonials of his correct habits and orderly
conduct; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from and
after the passage of this act, it shall be lawful for the aforesaid Na-
thaniel Boggs to reside in this state unmolested, and to have and
enjoy all the rights, privileges and immunities that are guaranteed to
free mulatto natives of this state, any law to the contrary notwith-
standing.

Dec. Ses. 1822.

Permission to
remove.

CHAPTER 1 75.

An act for the relief of Thomas N. Burditt, of Montgomery county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the levy
court of Montgomery county, be, and they are hereby authorised and
required to levy and assess, annually, so long as they may think pro-
per, on the assessable property of said county, a sum of money
not exceeding forty dollars for the support and maintenance of Tho-
mas N. Burditt of said county, to be collected by the collector of
said county, and by him paid over to the said Thomas N. Burditt or
to his order.

Passed Feb

21, 1823.
Levy $40.

CHAPTER 176.

A further supplement to an act entitled, A supplement to an act enti-
tled, An act to incorporate a company for the purpose of cutting and
making a canal between the River Delaware and Chesapeake Bay.
WHEREAS, by an act of the legislature of Maryland, passed at
November session, eighteen hundred and twelve, entitled, A supple-
ment to an act entitled, An act to incorporate a company for the pur-
post of cutting and making a canal between the river Delaware and
Chesapeake bay, the treasurer of the western shore was authorised
to subscribe two hundred and fifty shares in the capital stock of said
company, on condition that the United States should subscribe seven
hundred and fifty shares; the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania three
hundred ana seventy five shares; and the state of Delaware one hun-
dred shares; AND WHEREAS, there does not appear to exist a dispo-
sition on the part of the United States and the state of Pennsyl-
vania to subscribe their respective quotas in said capital stock, and
unless the aforesaid condition be dispensed with, it will prevent the

Passed Feb

21, 1823.

Preamble.

execution of so important and necessary a work; therefore,
Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That so much of the conditional part of the first section of an act
entitled, A supplement to an act entitled, An act to incorporate a
company for the purpose of cutting and making a canal between the
river Delaware and Chesapeake bay, us requires the United States to
subscribe seven hundred and fifty shares, and the state of Penn-
sylvania three hundred and seventy-five shares, before the treasurer
of the western shore is authorised to subscribe in behalf of this state,
be, and the same is hereby repealed.

Former pro-
vision repeal-
ed.

2. And be it enacted, That the treasurer of the western shore be,
and he is hereby authorised and directed to subscribe in behalf of
this state to the capital stock of the said Chesapeake and Delaware
canal company, the number of shares mentioned in said act, in
the same manner as if the United States and the state of Pennsyl-

Treasurer
authorised to
subscribe.

vania had subscribed their respective quotas, Provided always, that
the treasurer of this state shall not be authorised to subscribe as
above directed until subscriptions to the amount of two hundred
and twenty five thousand dollars, shall be obtained from other sources

Proviso.