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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1823

quisitions of the insolvent laws of this state, and if it shall appear to
them that the said Richard does not, at the time of such petition and
the proceedings thereon, retain any property or estate, of any nature
or kind whatsoever, except what is allowed by the insolvent laws of
this state, and that he does not then retain or receive to himself or
his family, any kind of beneficial or profitable interest in any property
or estate whatsoever, except as above excepted, heretofore belonging
to him, but has fairly and bona fide surrendered up all his property
for the benefit of his creditors, as by the laws of this state he ought to
do, that then the said commissioners shall grant the said Richard his
discharge according to the forms of law, which discharge shall be as
full and beneficial to every intent and purpose, as if the said commis-
sioner3 never had reported against the said Richard.

Passed Jan.
14, 1824.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 55.

An act to repeal an act passed at November session, eighteen 'hundred and
twelve.
Whereas, it has been represented to the General Assembly of
Maryland, by the petition of sundry inhabitants of Prince George's
County, that great inconvenience has resulted from the act of eigh-
teen hundred and twelve, for the suppression of a certain road in said
county;—Therefore,

Repeal.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the act of November session, eighteen hundred and twelve, chapter
one hundred and sixty-two, entitled, "An act to stop a Public Road
in Prince George's County," be, and the same is hereby repealed, and
that the road mentioned in said act be again opened as a public road.

Commis-
sioners, &c.

2. And be it enacted, That John Contee, Benjamin Ogle, Senr.
and Motley Young, be, and they are hereby appointed commissioners
to ascertain and value, upon oath, what damages will be sustained by
the persons through whose land the said road is located, by the re-
opening of said road, and that in making such valuation, they, the
said commissioners shall take into consideration the allowance origi-
nally made to such persons or those under whom they claim upon the
original location of said road, or the damage sustained by the open-
ing thereof, and shall regard such allowance as a compensation, so
far as it may extend, for the damage sustained by the re-opening of
the said road under the provisions of this act.

Notice of
meeting.

3. And be it enacted, That before making such valuation the com-
missioners shall give five days previous notice of the time of their
meeting to make such valuation, to the person through whose land
said road runs, and their valuation when made shall be final on all
interested.

Levy.

A. And be it enacted, That the levy court of Prince George's coun-
ty, be, and they are hereby authorised and directed to levy upon the
assessable property of said county the damages ascertained by said
commissioner, to be paid to those persons entitled to the same.

Vacancy.

5. And be it enacted, That in case of the inability to serve of any of
the commissioners appointed by this act, the remaining commissioner
or commissioners, are hereby empowered and directed to fill up such
vacancy or vacancies.

Passed Jan.
15, 1824.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 56.

An act to authorise the Levy Court of Baltimore County, to levy a sum of mo-
ney to build a Bridge over North East Run, in said county.
Whereas, it appears to this General Assembly, that many of the
citizens of Baltimore county suffer great inconvenience from the