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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.,

Dec. Ses. 1823

Authority
granted.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the said
Thomas N. Williams and George Hayward, or either of them, and
in case of their death, such person or persons as the county court of
Worcester county may appoint, be and are hereby authorised and
empowered to execute a good and valid deed to said Stephen Pur-
nell, for the Lot of Ground and Tract of Land, in the preamble
mentioned.

Passed Jan.
2, 1824.
Preamble.

Acts con-
firmed.

CHAPTER 36.

An act to confirm and make valid certain acts and proceedings of William F.
Gleaves, as a Justice of the Peace for Kent County.
Whereas, William F. Gleaves, of Kent county, was duly com-
missioned a Justice of the Peace in and for Kent county, for the year
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three; and whereas it is sta-
ted that the said William F. Gleaves qualified before Josiah Massey,
esq. and that the said Josiah Massey, esq. neglected to certify to the
clerk of Kent county court, that the said William F'. Gleaves had so
qualified as a justice of the peace, which statement appears to be true;
and whereas great inconveniences will be imposed on sundry persons,
unless the said acts which have been done by the said William F.
Cleaves, as a justice of the peace for Kent county, during the
months of January and February, in the year one thousand eight
hundred and twenty-three, are confirmed and made valid;—There-
fore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all acts
and proceedings which have been done and made by the said William
F. Gleaves, during the months of January and February, in the veal-
one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, as a justice of the
peace for Kent county shall be as valid, and shall have the same effect
and operation in law as if the said William F. Gleaves, had been
duly qualified as a justice of the peace of the state of Maryland, in
and for Kent county, according to the law of the state of Maryland.

Passed Jan.
2, 1824.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 37.

An act to confirm and make valid the acts and proceedings of Walter M. Miller
as a Justice of the Peace for Charles County.
Whereas, Walter M. Miller, of Charles county, was duly com-
missioned a justice of the peace in and for Charles county, for the
years eighteen hundred and eighteen, eighteen hundred and nineteen,
eighteen hundred and twentv,and eighteen hundred and twenty-one,
and did qualify and act as such during the years as aforesaid; and
whereas the said Walter M. Miller, hath since acted as a justice of
the peace without being commissioned, being under the impression
that he was still in commission; and whereas great inconveniences
may result to sundry persons unless the acts which have been done
by the said Waiter M. Miller, as a justice of the peace for Charles
county, since the years before mentioned are confirmed and made
valid;— Therefore,

Acts con-
firmed.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all acts
and proceedings which have been done by the said Walter M. Miller,
since the years above mentioned as a justice of the peace for Charles
county, shall be as valid, and shall have the same effect and operation
in law as if the said Walter M. Miller had been duly commissioned
and qualified as a justice of the peace of ;he state of Maryland, in and
for Charles county, according to the laws of the said state.