LAWS OF MARYLAND.

MARYLAND, SC.

At a Session of the General Assembly of Maryland, begun

and held at the City of Annapolis, on the first Monday of
December, being the sixth day of the said month, in the
year of our Lord, 1824, and ending on the 26th day of
February, in the year 1825, his excellency Samuel Stevens,
Jr., Esq. Governor, the following laws were enacted, to

wit:

CHAPTER 1. A Supplement to the act entitled, An Act for the relief of Greenbury L. Raleigh, of Dorchester county. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That any judge of Dorchester county court, or any justice of the orphans court of said county, be, and he is hereby authorised and em- powered to grant to Greenbury L. Raleigh, of said county, the benefit of the several acts of Assembly, passed for the relief of insolvent debtors: provided, the said Raleigh shall in all respects, (except that of residence) comply with the requisition of said acts of Assembly.	Passed Dec. 1, 1824. Insolvent.
CHAPTER 2. An act to alter and change the name of John Staup of Baltimore county to John Staup Murray. Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the name of John Staup, of Baltimore county, be, and the same is hereby altered and changed to the name of John Staup Murray;, and it shall and may be lawful for the said John Staup Murray, at all times hereafter, to be called and known by, and hold and use the name of John Staup Murray; and by said name, to sue and be sued in any court of law or equity. 2. And be it enacted, That all securities, promises, contracts, assurances, deeds and lawful acts whatsoever, hereafter to be made, done or executed, by said John Staup Murray, shall be of the same force and effect, and equally valid, to all intents and purposes, as if the name of John Staup Murray, had been the true and proper name of John Staup.	Passed Dec. 15, 1824. Name chang- ed.
CHAPTER. 3. An act to enlarge further, the powers of the Trustees of the poor of Har- ford county, and for other purposes Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the trustees of the poor for Harford county, and they are hereby authorised in their discretion, to	Passed Dec 15, 1824. Out pention- ers.