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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1824

Passed Feb.
26, 1825.

Preamble.

Bind to the
age of eigh-
teen years.

CHAPTER 194.
A supplement to an act entitled. An act to incorporate Saint Mary's Or-

phaline Female School in the city of Baltimore.
Whereas, Saint Mary's Orphaline Female School in the city of Bal-
timore, hath been several years in operation, and experience has
fully prayed the many advantages resulting from this benevolent
institution; And whereas, the directresses of the said institution
are desirous of having a control over such female children as now
are or who may be hereafter placed under their protection, until
they shall arrive at the age of eighteen years, Therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
directresses of Saint Mary's Orphaline Female School in the city
of Baltimore, be, and they are hereby authorised and empowered
to bind out such female children as may be placed under their
charge until they shall respectively attain the age of eighteen
years.

Passed Feb
24, 1825.
Repeal.

CHAPTER 195.

An act to repeal an act therein mentioned.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Mart-land, That the act
passed at December session, in the year eighteen hundred and
eighteen, entitled, An act for settling the western limits of this
state, and the dividing line and boundary between this state and
the Commonwealth of Virginia, be, and the same is hereby re-
pealed.

Passed Feb.
24, 1824.
Removal of
causes to the
high court of
chancery.

CHAPTER 196.

An act respecting the equity jurisdiction of the county courts in the sixth
Judicial District of Maryland.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That in
any equity suit now depending or hereafter to be commenced or
instituted in either of the county courts of the sixth judicial dis-
trict of this state, the judges or any one judge thereof, upon sug-
gestion in writing, by either or any of the parties thereto, sup-
ported by affidavit or other proper evidence, that the said sugges-
tion is not intended to produce delay, shall and may order and di-
rect the bill, exhibits, answers and all other proceedings in such
suit, to be transmitted to the high court of chancery of this state,

and the high court of chancery shall proceed in, hear and deter-
mine the same in like manner as if such suit had been originally
instituted therein.

Passed Feb.
24, 1825.
Control an-
nulled.

Rights vest-
ed.

CHAPTER 197.

An act for the relief of Julianna Marriott of Baltimore county.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
from and after the passage of this act, Jarvis Marriott, of Balti-
more county shall be, and he is hereby altogether deprived of all and
every interest, authority, power and control, in, over and to the
person of Julianna Marriott, his wife, as fully as if she had never
been married.
9. And be it enacted, That the said Julianna Marriott shall
be, and she is hereby declared capable to have, hold, take, receive,
sue for and recover, by compromise, suit or suits in law or equi-