1818.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP 214

Treasurer autho-
rised to pay.

Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the treasurer of the western shore be and he is hereby authorised
and required, to pay the several persons, their executors, adminis-
trators, assigns or orders, or to such of them as shall offer to receive
the same, the several sums of current money allowed to them re-
spectively, as they appear to be settled and ascertained by the said

journal of accounts, out of any money now in the treasury, or that
shall come into the treasury, subject to the appropriation of the
general assembly.

Passed Feb 19 1819

Swine or geese go-
ing at large in
town may be taken

up and sold.

Proviso.
Act declared in

force after first
day of March next.

CHAPTER 215.

An act to prevent Geese and Swine from going at large in
the Town of Upper Marlborough, in Prince-George's
County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
it shall and may be lawful for all and every free white person or
persons, to take up and impound any geese or swine which may be
found going at large in the said town, and the person or persons
so taking up the same, shall give four days notice, by advertise-
ments set up in four of the most public places in the said town,
describing the geese or swine so taken up, and that the same will
be sold at public sale at the most public square in the said town, to
the highest bidder for cash, one half of the purchase money to go
to the person so taking up the said geese or swine, and the other
half to the owner or owners; and if no owner or owners shall
claim the said half on the day of sale, the said half to go to the
person so taking up the said geese or swine; Provided always,
that if the owner or owners of the said geese or swine can prove
to the satisfaction of any one of the justices of the peace residing
in the said town, that the said geese or swine did not go at large
from negligence or want of care on the part of the said owner or
owners, and that due diligence was used to prevent it, then and in
that case the owner or owners shall have return of the said pro-
perty, on paying all expenses of keeping and proving the same.
2. And be it enacted, That this act is hereby declared to be in
full force and effort alter the first day of March next, any law to
the contrary notwithstanding.

Passed Feb. 10 1819

That the excepti-
ons and savings in
favour of persons
beyond seas, con-
tained in former
acts, be repealed.

Not to have any
effect in any suit
now depending.

CHAPTER 216.

An act to avoid Suits at Law.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
the exceptions or savings in favour of persons beyond seas, con-
tained in the act, entitled, An act for limitation of certain actions
for avoiding suits at law, and in the act, entitled, An additional and
supplementary act to the several acts for the administration of jus-
tice in testamentary affairs, and also in the act, entitled, An act
to prevent rigorous prosecutions on sheriffs, testamentary, adminis-
tration, and deputy commissaries bonds, be and the same are here-
by repealed.
2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall have
any effect or operation, in any suit or action now depending in any
court of law or equity in this state.