LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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every kind of property, real, personal and mixed, now in her pos-
session, 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 and receive, sue for and recover by compromise, suit or
suits, in law or equity, property of any kind whatever, real, per-
sonal or mixed, in as fall 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 and be sued, as. if she were
a feme sole.
3. And be it enacted, That the said John Whitely shall not be
liable for any debts to be hereafter contracted by the said Rebecca
Whitely.

Dec. Ses. 1824
Debts.

CHAPTER 162.

An act empowering the Levy Court of Harford County, in their discretion
to build a Bridge over Deer Creek, in said county.
Whereas, It has been represented by the petition of sundry in-
habitants of Harford county, that a bridge is necessary and ought
to be erected across Deer Creek, at William Clark's ford;—There-
fore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall
be lawful for the levy court of Harford county, to levy upon the
assessable property of said county, a sum of money not exceeding
four hundred dollars, for the purpose of erecting a bridge across
Deer Creek at William Clark's ford, if they in their judgment
shall deem a bridge necessary, and that it in expedient to erect the
same, an 1 in case the said levy court shall deem it expedient to
build said bridge, they shall appoint commissioners to fix upon a
site for erecting the same, at or near the aforesaid William Clark's
Ford, and the said court shall also contract with some person or
persons for erecting of said bridge, by offering the building of said
bridge to the lowest bidder, first giving notice in the Bond of Union
for three successive weeks, of the day they will receive proposals,
who shall give bund and security to the said court for building the
same in a good and substantial manner, and for a sum not exceed-
ing four hundred dollars.

Passed Feb.
24, 1825.
Preamble.

Levy $400—
proceedings
directed.

CHAPTER 163.

An act to provide for the prompt settlement and final close of the concerns
of the Bank of Caroline.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the president and directors for the time being, of the bank of Ca-
roline, be, and they are hereby authorised to secure any debt due
to the said bank, by taking mortgage, judgment or such other se-
curity as they may think proper, upon such terms and conditions as
they may deem compatible with the interests of the stockholders.
2. And be it enacted, That the said president and directors shall
have full power and authority to purchase in behalf of the stockhol-
ders of said bank, all the right, title, claim, interest and demand
of any stockholder in the said capital stock, and to receive such
transfer as may be necessary for securing the benefit of such pur-
chase to the remaining stockholders, and to make payment for any
stock so purchased with any part of the funds, debts or other pro-
perty of said bank.
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Passed Feb.
24, 1825.
Directors au-
thorised to
secure debts.

To buy stock