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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1823

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2. And be it enacted, That the said Mary Smith shall be, and she
is hereby declared to be vested with the title to all and every kind of
property, real, personal and mixed, now in her possession, in as full
and ample a manner as if she were and always had been a feme sole,
and she is hereby declared capable to have, hold, take, receive, sue
for and recover by compromise, suit or suits in law or equity, proper-
ty of any kind whatever, real, personal or mixed, in as full and ample
a manner as if she were a feme sole, and to use and enjoy or dispose
of the same at her will and pleasure, and may in her own name sue

Proviso.

and be sued, as if she were a feme sole;—Provided, that nothing here-
in contained shall be taken or construed to effect in any manner, or
impair any right or title to the estate heretofore acquired from by or
through the said John Smith.

Liability.

3. And be it enacted, That the said John Smith shall not be liable
for any debts to be hereafter contracted by the said Mary Smith.

Passed Feb.
5, 1824.
Divorce.

CHAPTER 99.
An act to divorce Ellender Gray and her husband, of Anne Arundel county.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
said Ellender Gray be, and she is hereby divorced from bed, board
and mutual cohabitation with her husband Edward Gray.

Claims to
property.

2. And be it enacted, That the said Edward Gray shall not by vir-
tue of his marriage with the said Ellender Gray, be authorised to
have or claim any right or interest in the estate, real, personal or mix-
ed, of the said Ellender Gray to be by her acquired after the passage
of this act.

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3. And be it enacted, That the said Ellender Gray shall be, and she
is hereby declared capable to have, hold, take, receive, sue for and re-
cover, by compromise, suit or suits in law or equity, property of any
kind whatever, real, personal or mixed, in as full and ample a man-
ner as if she were a feme sole, and to use and enjoy or dispose of the
same at her will and pleasure, and may in her own name sue and be
sued as if she were a feme sole.

Passed Feb.
5, 1824.
Place fixed.

CHAPTER 100.

An act to alter and change the place of holding the Elections in the third elec-
tion district in Washington county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the jud-
ges of the third election district in Washington county be, and they are
hereby authorised and directed to hold in future the elections in the
said district at and in any house in Hagerstown, (except the court
house) which they may deem most convenient for holding the said
elections: Provided, the consent of the owner, proprietor or tenant of
such house be fust had and obtained: and provided also, that in the
notice required by law to be given by the sheriff of an approaching
election, such house be specially designated and published.

Passed Feb.
5, 1824.
Insolvency.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 101.
An act for the relief of Simon Frazer, of the city of Baltimore.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That Simon
Frazer, of the city of Baltimore, be, and he is hereby exempted from
the provisions of the insolvent laws of this state, which requires a re-
sidence in this state of two years: Provided however, that the said Si-
mon Frazer shall not receive the benefit of said insolvent laws unless
he comply with all the other terms and conditions of said laws, and
that he also satisfy the court or commissioners to whom he may ap-