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ty, property 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, by deed,
last will and testament or otherwise, and may sue and be sued, in
her own name, as if she were a feme sole.
3. And be it enacted, That from and after the passage of this
act, the said Jarvis Marriott shall not be liable for any debts here-
after to be contracted by the said Julianna Marriott.

Dec. Ses. 1824

Liability an-
nulled.

CHAPTER 198.

An act for the relief of the infant children of James Piper.
Whereas, it is represented to this general assembly, that William
Evans, late of the city of Baltimore, devised an undivided inter-
est in a valuable teal estate to Jane Piper, the wife of James Pi-
per, for. her life, with remainder to her children, and there is great
danger of the said interest being sacrificed by a sale under a de-
cree of the court of chancery for the payment of a debt due by the
late William Evans; And whereas, the annual income of the said
property is represented to be such, that in a few years it would ex-
tinguish the debt due upon it, if the infancy of the children did
not prevent them from executing a mortgage; and it appears proper
to preserve, if possible, the estate for the benefit of such infant
children; Therefore,
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That in
a case now depending in the court of chancery between William
M'Mechen, surviving executor of David, and the executors and
devisees of William Evans, the chancellor be, and he is authorised
and empowered to decree, if the same shall appear to him advise-
able, that the trustee to be by him appointed, shall mortgage
such part of the red estate of interest therein, as may appear to
him necessary, to the amount of the claim against such part of
the real estate or interest therein, and such mortgage, when ap-
proved of by the chancellor, and duly executed and recorded ac-
cording to law, shall bind the interest of the said infant children
in as full and complete a manner as if the said children had
been of full age, and had executed the said mortgage according
to law.

Passed Feb.
25, 1835.
Preamble.

Mortgage au-
thorised.

CHAPTER 199.
An act relating to the Banks in this State,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
from and after the passage of this act, any certificate or certificates
of deposit issued by and with the authority of any banking insti-
tution in this state, shall be, and the same is hereby declared to be
a good and sufficient tender in law, and set off by and on the part
of the holder of the said certificate or certificates, for the full va-
lue thereof against the bank or banks which shall have caused the
said certificate or certificates to have been issued, any law or usage
to the contrary in any wise notwithstanding.
2. And be it enacted, That each and every of the said institu-
tions shall be, and they are hereby required to receive the respec-
tive certificates of money deposited in their respective banks in pay-
ment of debts due to the said banks, whether before or after judg-
ment, and the sheriffs of the several counties of this state, shall be,

Passed Feb.

26, 1825.
Certificate of
deposits.

Sufficient
tender.

Shall receive
such certifi-
cate in pay-
ment.