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the court of Allegany county is hereby authorised and directed to
appoint persons to fill such vacancy as often as it occurs;—Provided,
that no person shall be appointed commissioner who is not a stock-
holder in said bank at the time of his appointment.

Dec. Ses. 1823
Proviso.

7. And be it enacted, That the judges or a majority of them of the
fifth judicial district of Maryland, shall once a year if required ad-
judge to the said commissioners such compensation for their servi-
ces upon the monies collected, not exceeding three per cent, at under
all circumstances shall in the judgment of said judges, or a majority
of them be equitable and just.

Compensa-
tion.

8. And be it enacted, That any clause or provision in the act to
which this is a further supplement, or any clause or provision in
any other law inconsistent with or repugnant to this act shall be,
and the same is hereby repealed.

Repeal.

9. And be it enacted, That before the commissioners aforesaid shall
have or exercise any power or authority under this act, they shall
make oath or affirmation before some person or tribunal in this state
authorised to administer an oath or affirmation, that they will to the
best of their judgments well and faithfully discharge the duties en-
trusted to them by this act.

Oath.

CHAPTER 145.
An act for the relief of Doctor Joseph Allender, of the city of Baltimore.
Whereas, Doctor Joseph Allender by his petition to the General
Assembly of Maryland hath represented, that a certain David Tay-
lor, some time about the year eighteen hundred and fifteen, emigrated
from England and took up his residence in Cecil county, in the State
of Maryland, where he purchased at Sheriff's sale, from Robert Lusby,
Esq. Sheriff of said county, a tract land lying in Elk River Neck,
in Cecil county, known by the name of White Marsh, and containing
about two hundred and thirty-seven acres, late the property of Nicho-
las Heyland, and which had been taken in execution and sold at the
suit of a certain Philip Harding, which said tract of land, or Nicho-
las Heyland's estate and interest in the same, was conveyed by the
said Sheriff to the said David Taylor, as will appear by reference to
the deed executed by the said Sheriff bearing date the twenty-eighth
day of September, eighteen hundred and sixteen, and recorded among
the land records of Cecil county in Liber J. S. No. 12, folio 240; and
the said petitioner hath also represented that the said David Taylor
about the same time, to wit, in the year eighteen hundred and sixteen,
purchased from a certain William Polk, another tract of land known
by the name of Three Bohemia Sisters, situate and lying on Long
creek in Cecil county, containing about one hundred and four acres,
more or less, which said last mentioned tract of land was conveyed
by the said William Polk to the said David Taylor, as will appear by
the deed executed therefor, bearing date the twenty-first day of Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and sixteen, and recorded among the land re-
cords of Cecil county in Liber J. S. No. 12, folio 246. And whereas,
the said Doctor Joseph Allender hath further represented, that the
said David Taylor some time in the year eighteen hundred and eigh-
teen, removed to the city of Baltimore accompanied by his wife, Jane
Taylor, and soon afterwards the said David Taylor was taken sick
and died in said city, intestate and leaving no heirs of any description,
nor any person capable by law of inheriting said lands, except his
aforesaid wife Jane who survived him, and who might have a claim

Passed Feb.
10, 1824.
Preamble.