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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec Ses. 1822

that the estate thereby transferred and conveyed shall be held accord-
ing to the true meaning of the said deeds, and shall take effect upon
the delivery of the said deeds, any law to the contrary in anywise
notwithstanding.

Infant heir.

4. And be it enacted, That the said infant heir Mary Trotten shall
be authorised to join in the said petition either by her guardian or
prochein amie.

Special trus-
tee.

5. And be it enacted, That in the execution of any deed or deeds
in pursuance of the recommendation above recited, the said infant
Mary Trotten shall be represented by a trustee to be appointed by
the court for that especial purpose, and all deeds and releases exe-
cuted by the said trustee in the name and on the behalf of the said
infant, ratified and confirmed as aforesaid by the court, shall have as
full effect in law to convey all the right and title in and to the lands
of the said Mary Trotten as if she was a feme sole of full age, and
such deeds and releases were executed by herself.

Location con-
firmed.

6. And be it enacted, That upon the ratification by Baltimore coun-
ty court of the aforesaid proceedings of John Eager Howard, Josias
Green and Thomas Hillen, in relation to the foregoing lands which
have been recorded in the office of the clerk of Baltimore county, the
locations of the said lands as established in said proceedings, shall
be binding and conclusive upon the aforesaid Doct. James Stewart
and Doct. Richard S. Stewart, and also upon the aforesaid heirs of
Doct. John Trotten in the same manner as if the aforesaid minor
Mary Trotten was a feme sole of full age, competent to make legal
Conveyances.

Passed Feb.
22, 1823.

Charge pro-
hibited.

CHAPTER. 183.

An act relating to the receiving1 and paying over to the levy court of
Baltimore county, the public fund therein mentioned.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the one
moiety or half part of the funds arising from retailers of licenses,
payable by law, to the levy court of Baltimore county, shall hereafter
be received by the clerks of the court granting such licenses, and by
them shall be paid over to the said levy court, without any charge of
commissions thereon.

Passed Feb
22, 1823.
Levy $40.

CHAPTER 184.

An act for the relief of Rachel Donaldson, 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 ex-
ceeding forty dollars for the support and maintenance of Rachel Donald-
son of said county, to be collected by the collector of said county and
by him paid over to the said Rachel Donaldson or to her order.

Passed Feb.
22, 1823.
May petition
for insolvency

CHAPTER 185.

An act for the relief of negro Priss, of Harford county.
WHEREAS, it is alledged by the petition of negro Priss, of Har-
ford county, that she is confined in the jail of said county for debts
which she is unable to pay; therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
Raid negro Priss be, and she is hereby authorised to prosecute her pe-
tition for the benefit of the insolvent laws, without being compelled
to prove her residence in the state of Maryland, for two years pre-