LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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tided nevertheless, that nothing in this act contained shall be constru-
ed to authorise a disposition of said slaves except in cases of disposi-
tion by last will and testament, and disposition by law for bona fide
debts or consequent upon intestacy in less than three years after the
passage of this act: and provided moreover, that the said John C. Wed-
erstrandt shall cause the said negroes to be registered in the Records
of Baltimore county court within sixty days after they shall have been
brought into this state.

Dec. Ses. 1823.

CHAPTER 34.
An act for the benefit of the children of Thomas Robinson, of Talbot County.
Whereas, it has been represented to the General Assembly of
Maryland, by the petition of Thomas Robinson, of Talbot county,
that several years past he intermarried with a certain Mary Catrup,
of said county, who was seized in fee simple of a parcel of land lying
and being in said county, and that the petitioner and the said Mary
lived together for several years as husband and wife, and that he had
several children by the said Man, five of whom are now living, and
are all infants under age; and that the said Mary has not long since
departed this life, and that the said petitioner is now tenant by the
courtesy of the said land; and the petitioner further represents that %
great proportion of the said land is wood land, and that the wood
and timber would be rather benefitted than injured by a sale occa-
sionally of such as might be in a state of decay; and the petitioner
further represents that without the aid of the proceeds of the sale of
such decayed or decaying wood or timber, he is not able in a proper
manner to educate the said children;—Therefore,

Passed Jan
2,1824.
Preamble.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Orphans' Court of Talbot county be, and they are hereby autho-
rised and empowered to enquire into the premises, and to authorise
the said Thomas Robinson, in their discretion to cut and sell such
quantity of said decayed and decaying wood and timber, belonging
to the said land as they may deem necessary, and that the proceeds
of the sale of such wood or timber, be applied to the support and
education of the children of the said Thomas Robinson.

Authority
granted.

2. And be it enacted, That the said Thomas Robinson shall ac-
count to the said orphans' court, in such manner and at such times
as the said court shall direct, for the proceeds of sale of such wood
or timber as may be made under the authority of this act.

Account.

CHAPTER 35.

An act for the benefit of Stephen Purnell, of Worcester county.
Whereas, it has been represented to this General Assembly by
the petition of Stephen Purnell, of Worcester county, that he be-
came the purchaser of three fourths of a House and Lot, No. 33,
lying and being in Snow-Hill, in said county, and of a tract of land
called ''Lindsey's Disappointment," also lying and being in said
county, sold by order of the court of said county, and that in pursu-
ance of said order Thomas N. Williams, George Hayward, Littleton
Quinton, Robert J. H. Handy, and Mitchell Gray, Esqrs. were ap-
pointed commissioners to sell and convey the same, and that since
that time Robert J. H. Handy and Mitchell Gray, have died, and
that Littleton Quinton has removed to some one of the Western
States, and i8 supposed to be alive, in consequence of which, doubts
have arisen as to the validity of a deed from the surviving commis-
sioners residing in this state;—Therefore,

Passed Jan.
2, 1824.
Preamble.