LEVIN WINDER, ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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managers in the first section of the act to which this is a
supplement, be and they are hereby authorised and em-
powered to do and perform any act which a majority of
the said managers are authorised to do by the provisions
of the said act to which this, is a supplement.

DEC. SESS.
1814.

CHAPTER 122.

An additional supplement to the act entitled, an act for
the relief of sundry insolvent debtors.
Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That no petition for the benefit of the ori-
ginal act for the benefit of sundry insolvent debtors, and
the several supplements thereto, now depending in any
of the county courts of this state shall be continued be-
yond the second session of such court next after the pas-
sage of this act, unless in cases where the court shall be
satisfied a further continuance is necessary to procure
testimony material and competent on the trial of any al-
legations mads against the petitioner's discharge, nor shall
any such petition hereafter to be filed, be continued beyond
the first court next after the filing thereof unless for the
causes aforesaid.

Passed Feb. 1,
1815.

Petitions not to
be continued.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That upon the dismis-
sal or withdrawing of any petition for the benefit of said
acts, or upon decisions thereon against the petitioner, it
shall not be necessary to revive by scire facias any judg-
ment which may have been suspended by such petition,
and process of execution may be issued upon such judg-
ments as if no such suspension had taken place.

Dismissal of
petitions.

3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the time inter-
vening between the petitioning of any of said debtors and
the time that any of said petitions may be dismissed,
shall not be computed on any plea of limitation so as to
defeat any claim of any person against such debtor.

Plea of limita-
tion.

CHAPTER 123.

An act for the, relief of Mary Johnson of Charles county.
Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That the justices of the levy court of
Charles county shall, and they are hereby authorised
and directed to assess and levy annually on the assessa-
ble property of said county, a sum of money not exceed-
ing thirty dollars for the support and maintenance of Ma-
ry Johnson, and that the same be collected annually by the
collector of Charles county and by him paid to the said
Mary Johnson or to her order.

Passed Feb. 1,

1815.
Sum to be le-
vied.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the trustees of
the poor for Charles county, be and they are hereby au-
thorised and required to pay to the above named Mary
Johnson, any and whatever balance may be due from the
said trustees to a certain Catherine Johnson who is now

A balance to
be paid over.