CHARLES RIDGELY, (OF HAMPT.) ESQ. GOVERNOR.

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land in and for Kent county, according to the law of the state of
Maryland.

Dec. Ses. 1817

CHAPTER 59.

An act authorising and empowering the Levy Court of
Saint-Mary's County to assess and levy a sum of money
for the support and maintenance of Elizabeth West of
said County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for the levy court of Saint-Mary's coun-
ty, to assess and levy annually on the assessable property of said
county, so long as they may diem necessary, such sum as to them
may appear reasonable, not exceeding thirty dollars, for the sup-
port and maintenance of Elizabeth West, and that the same be
collected annually by the collector of said county, and by him paid
to the said James Cox, the petitioner, or such other person as the
levy court of said county shall direct, or their order, for the pur-
pose aforesaid.

Passed Jan. 22.

Levy to be
made.

CHAPTER 60.

A Supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the distribution
of a certain fund for the purpose of establishing Free
Schools in the several Counties therein named.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the Right Reverend James Kemp, Nicholas Brice, Thomas Johnson,
George Harryman, William Krebs, Owen Dorsey, Samuel J. Do-
naldson, Nathaniel Williams, Peter Lyttle, Thomas Hillen, and
Henry Ebaugh, be and they are hereby substituted and appointed
commissioners of the school fund for Baltimore county, in lieu of
the persons appointed by the act to which this is a supplement,
which commissioners herein named shall have and exercise all the
powers and authorities vested in the commissioners for Baltimore
county by the act to which this is a supplement, and they may sup-
ply all vacancies happening in their board, so that the same shall
always consist of eleven members and that all such parts of the
said act as may be inconsistent with the provisions of the said act,
be and the same are hereby repealed.

Passed Jan. 22.

New commis-
sioners for Bal-
timore county.

CHAPTER 61.

An act to alter such parts of the Declaration of Rights, the
Constitution and Form of Government, as relate to the ad-
ministration of Oaths in certain cases.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
all persons professing the Christian religion, who hold it unlawful
to take an oath on any occasion, shall be allowed to make their
solemn affirmation, in the same manner that, Quakers have hereto-
fore been allowed to affirm, which affirmation shall be of the same
avail as an oath to all intents and purposes whatever.
2. And be it enacted, That before any such person shall be ad-
mitted as a witness or juror in any court of justice in this state,
the court shall be satisfied, by competent testimony, that such per-
son is conscientiously scrupulous of taking an oath.

Passed Jan. 22.

Persons in cer-
tain cases al-
lowed to affirm

Court to be sa-
tisfied that per-
son is consci-
entiously scru-
pulous.