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SAMUEL STEVENS, Jr. ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

Dec. Ses. 1824

Passed Feb.
17, 1825.
Preamble.

CHAPTER 113.

An act for the benefit of Joseph Phillips, of Cecil county
Whereas, it has been represented to this General Assembly, by
the petition of Joseph Phillips of Cecil county, that he has been,
unfortunately involved in difficulties, so that he is unable to pay
his debts; and from the circumstance of his age and infirmity, he
is. also unable to procure the assent of two thirds of his creditors;
Therefore,

Insolvent

laws extend-
ed.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
judges of Cecil county, be, and they are hereby authorized and
empowered to extend' to Joseph Phillips of Cecil county, the be-
nefit and relief of the act of Assembly, passed at November Ses-
sion, eighteen hundred and five, entitled an act for the relief of
sundry insolvent debtors, and the supplementary acts thereto, with-
out his procuring the assent of two thirds of his creditors, provided,
the court shall be satisfied that all the other requisites of said acts
are complied with.

Passed Feb.

17, 1825.
Control and
liability an-
nulled.

CHAPTER 114.
An act for the relief of Benjamin Cromwell of Baltimore County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the interest, authority, power and control, of Benjamin Crom-
well, in, over and to the person or property of Julia Ann Crom-
well, his wife, shall henceforth cease and determine, and the said
Benjamin Cromwell shall not be liable for any debts hereafter con-
tra ted by the said Julia Ann Cromwell; and the said Julia Ann
Cromwell is hereby deprived of all claim to any interest or claim
in or to the property of the said Benjamin Cromwell.

Rights vest-
ed in Julia
Ann.

2. And Be it enacted, That the said Julia Ann Cromwell shall
be, and she is hereby declared capable to have, bold; take, receive,
sue for and recover by compromise, suit or suits in law or equity,
property of any kind, whether real, personal or mixed, in as full
and ample a manner as if she was a feme sole, and to hold, use and
enjoy the same for her own use and benefit, and the same to dispose
of according to her will and pleasure, without the let, hinderance,
molestation, interference or consent of her said husband, in as full
and ample a manner as if she were a feme sole; and may in her own
name sue and be sued at law and in equity, in the same manner as
if she were a feme sole.

Property and
guardianship.

3. And be it enacted, That the said Benjamin shall forever here-
after be divested of all interest or claim, in any property that may
be acquired hereafter by the said Julia Ann; and that the said Ju-
lia Ann shall have the entire management and care of her infant
daughter, without the molestation or interruption of the said Ben-
jamin; and that the said Benjamin shall be forever hereafter ac-
quitted, exonerated and discharged from any expense incurred in
the maintenance and support of said child, any law or usage to the
contrary notwithstanding.

Passed Feb.
18, 1825.

Preamble.

CHAPTER 115.

An act to alter and amend the constitution so as to allow to the city of
Baltimore, a representation equal to that of the several counties of this
State.
Whereas, it having been represented to the General Assembly,
that the business of Baltimore, requires an additional delegation