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lawful for the said court to appoints trustee to sell the said lands
on such terms as they may deem proper, which said trustee shall
give bond to the state, with security to be approved by the justices
of said Orphans court, in such penalty as they may direct, and
conditioned for the faithful performance of the duty of the said
trustee.

Dec. Ses. 1824

3. And be it enacted, That the said trustee shall make return of
his proceedings to the said Orphans court, who shall older and
direct the application of the proceeds of sale, according to the
proportions ascertained by the said valuation to the creditors of
the said William Reynolds, the proportion which shall be due for
the lands belonging to the heirs of said William Reynolds, and to
the said Mary Reynolds, or to her representatives or assigns, the
proportion which shall be due for the lands which now belong to
her.

Proceedings.

4. And be it enacted, That on payment of the whole purchase
money, and not before, the said trustee, or in case of his death
previous to that time, such person as shall be appointed trustee in
his place by the said court, shall and may, by a good and sufficient
deed of bargain and sale, convey to the purchaser or purchasers,
his her and their heirs and assigns, the lands to him, her or them
sold, free, clear and discharged of all claim of the said Mary
Reynolds, and the heirs or the creditors of William Reynolds de-
ceased.

Deed.

CHAPTER 128.

An act for the relief of James McIntire, a convict prisoner in the jail of
Allegany county.
Whereas, It has been represented to this General Assembly, that
James McIntire of Allegany county, was convicted at the Octo-
ber term of Allegany county court, for the year eighteen hundred
and twenty-four, of the receipt of illegal fees as constable within
said county, and was fined in the sum of fifty dollars, and being
unable to pay the said fine, was committed to the jail of Allegany
county, until payment thereof, and whereas it is represented that
the said McIntire is wholly without the means of paying the same;
and if not released by the legislative interposition, must languish
in said prison, useless to his family, and to the community, and a
burthen to the county in whose jail he is confined; Therefore,

Passed Feb.
22, 1825.
Preamble.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
said James McIntire, be, and he is hereby released and forever
exonerated from the payment of the said fine, he the said McIn-
tire paying the fees of officers which may have accrued on said
prosecution.

Release.

CHAPTER 129.

An act to alter and abolish so much of the Constitution and form of govern-
ment of the state of Maryland, as relates to the oath to be taken by the
Senators and Delegates, previous to the election of Governor and Coun-
cil.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That so much of the twenty-eighth section of the constitution of the
state of Maryland as requires of the senators and delegates be-
fore the election of governor or council, on oath "to elect with-

Passed Feb.
21, 1825.

Oath repeal-
ed.