LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mary land, That the several
constable's bonds taken by the levy court of said county, and which
have been approved by the said levy court at their session in August
last, and on which the affidavit as prescribed by the act of last session,
chap, one hundred and seventy-five, has not been endorsed, be consi-
dered as valid and binding to every intent and purpose as if the said
affidavit had been thereon endorsed, and that all duties done and per-
formed by said constables, or that may be done and performed by them,
until the next meeting of said levy court, are hereby declared to be va-
lid and as effectual as if the affidavits aforementioned, had been endors-
ed on the said several bonds, any law to the contrary notwithstanding.

Dec. Ses. 1822

Bonds con-
firmed.

CHAPTER 30.

An act for the relief of Richard Bennet Mitchell, of the City of
Baltimore.
Whereas, It has been represented to this General Assembly by
the petition of Richard Bennet Mitchell of the city of Baltimore,
that as guardian of the heirs and representatives of Daniel Deady,
late of the said city deceased, he has appropriated part of the funds
belonging to the said heirs and representatives, to the purchase of a
lot of ground belonging to David Williamson of the same city, for
the benefit of the said estate, which stood upon and obstructed Pearl
Street in the said city, upon which street was situated, divers lots of
ground belonging to the said heirs and representatives, which by
reason of said obstructions were rendered of less value to the said
heirs and representatives, for which said expenditure the orphans'
court could not make him an allowance in the settlement of his ac-
counts relating to the said estate, from want of authority under the
law so to do and it is further represented that the said Richard Bennet
Mitchell, has also made certain useful repairs in a House belonging
to the said estate, to the value of about one thousand dollars, for
which the said court have not made him an allowance; Therefore.

Passed Jan.
3, 1823.

Preamble.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the said Richard Bennet Mitchell, be and he is hereby author-
ised to file a petition to the Baltimore county court, setting out
fully the several facts and circumstances relating to the said pur-
chase and improvements, and if upon examination thereof, with
all the necessary documents connected therewith, the said court
shall be of opinion that the said purchase and improvements, or
either of them have been for the interest of the said heirs and repre-
sentatives of Daniel Deady deceased, of whom the said Richard
Bennet Mitchell is guardian, that then the said court shall order and
direct the said expenditures or such of them as they may deem pro-
per, to be allowed upon the books of the orphans' court of Baltimore
county, any law to the contrary thereof notwithstanding; and the
said Richard Bennet Mitchell, shall thereupon be discharged from
any liability at law, to the said heirs and representatives for the said
expenditures so allowed.

File Petition
&c.

2. And be it enacted, That the Baltimore county court, shall have
full power and authority to make any order in the premises, which
they shall judge to be most conducive to the design of this act;
Provided, That nothing herein contained, shall conclude the said
minors when they or either of them arrive at age, from contesting
within five years thereafter, the said order so made by the county
court, as he, she or they would be entitled to contest the propriety of
any disbursement for which the orphans' court of Baltimore county
is now authorized to allow the said guardian credit on his accounts.

Court em-
powered.

Proviso