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minor; that the said heirs agreed with Doct. James Stewart, and
Doct. Richard S. Stewart, who own the adjoining lands to appoint
John Eager Howard, Josias Green and Thomas Hillen to fix the
bounds and locations of their respective lands in order to prevent
disputes respecting the same, and the said John Eager Howard, Jo-
sias Green and Thomas Hillen, having executed the duties required
of them, and having also recommended certain exchanges and re-
leases of lands, as appears by certain proceedings, filed and recorded
in the office of the clerk of Baltimore county, between Doct. James
Stewart and the aforesaid heirs of Doct. John Trotten, which in
their opinion would be of advantage to all parties and render the
boundaries of their respective lands, more certain and convenient-co-
pies of which said recommendation have been signed by the said
John Eager Howard, Josias Green and Thomas Hillen and deliver-
ed to the aforesaid parties but not recorded; And whereas, Doctor
James Stewart is willing to comply with said recommendation on his
part, but the heirs of the said Doctor John Trotten are unable to
comply on their part by reason of the minority of the said Mary
Trotten, for remedy whereof,

Dec. Ses. 1822

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for the heirs of the said Doct. John Trot-
ton, to file a petition in the Baltimore county court on the equity side
thereof, against the aforesaid Doct. James Stewart and Doct. Richard
S. Stewart setting forth the above recited agreement between them
and the above named Doct. James Stewart and Doctor Richard S.
Stewart, and the proceedings already had upon the said agreement,
which have been recorded and also the recommendation for exchanges
and releases of lands between Doct James Stewart and them the said
petitioners praying that the same proceedings may be confirmed and
made valid, and the aforesaid recommendation carried into effect and
fulfilled according to the intent of the parties; upon which petition
it shall be the duty of the said court carefully to inquire into and
consider the said agreement and proceedings had in conformity
therewith, and also the aforesaid recommendation, bearing date the
twenty sixth day of November, eighteen hundred and twenty two,
and if after having examined carefully the said proceedings, and as-
certained that the same were made with the concurrence and consent
of all parties, and that the execution thereof and the ratification of
the same would be beneficial to the estate of the said Mary Trotten
an infant heir of the said Doct. John Trotten, that then it shall and
may be lawful for the said court, after the filing of answers by the
said Doct. James Stewart and Doct Richard S. Stewart, to order and
direct that the said proceedings, recorded as aforesaid, in the office
of the clerk of Baltimore county under the agreement aforesaid be
ratified, and also that mutual deeds be executed by the parties there-
unto required in pursuance of the recommendation hereinbefore re-
ferred to and bearing date as aforesaid, the twenty sixth day of No-
vember eighteen hundred and twenty two.

Petition and
proceedings.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said court
to inspect any deeds that may be made in conformity with their order
and direction, and upon the same appearing to be according to the
true intent and meaning of the parties in the said agreement and in
pursuance of the aforesaid recommendation, the said court shall ra-
tify and confirm the same.

Court shall
ratify.

3. And be it enacted, That the said deeds so ratified and confirmed
shall be good and available in law to every intent and purpose, and

Confirmed.