1819.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 164.

William or his order, forty dollars for the whole In Charles coun-
ty, for William Acton and Richard Bateman, forty dollars each,
to be paid to them or their order; for Mary Franklin, fifty dollars
annually. In Harford county, for Rosanna Scott, payable to her-
self or order, thirty dollars. In Prince-George's county, for Ann
Hows, payable to herself or order, forty dollars; for Allen Har-
vey, payable to himself or order, thirty dollars. In Queen-Anne's
county, for Andrew Raburgh, payable to himself or order, thirty
dollars.

Passed Feb 14 1820

Lotteries autho-
rised to be drawn
by act of 1811, re-
leased from pay-
ment of tax.

Time for drawing
extended

CHAP. CLXV.

An Act Supplementary to the act, entitled, An act to authorise a Lottery or Lot-
teries in the City of Baltimore.

1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
lottery or lotteries Authorised to be drawn by the act of December
session eighteen hundred and eleven, chapter eighty-seven, to which
this is a supplement, be and hereby are relieved and released from
the payment of the tax of five per centum imposed by the act to re-
gulate lotteries.
2. And be it enacted, That the time for the drawing of said lot-
tery shall be and hereby is extended to eight months from the pub-
lication of the scheme, provided that the said lottery shall be liable
to pay a tax of one per cent, to the state, as a fund for the payment
of the salaries of the commissioners, and their clerks, in the year
in which said lotteries shall be drawn.

Passed Feb 14 1820
Times of holding
court changed

CHAP. CLXVI.

An Act to alter the time of holding the County Court in Dorchester County.
Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from
and after the passage of this act, the county court of Dorchester
county shall be held on the first Monday in April, and on the fourth
Monday of October, in each and every year hereafter, any law to
the contrary notwithstanding, and that all causes, pleas, process
and proceedings, civil and criminal, now depending in the said
county court, or hereafter to be issued therefrom, shall be continu-
ed and returnable to the said days respectively.

Passed Feb 14 1820

Justice to exercise
jurisdiction in
cases where exe-
cutors, &c are
plaintiff or defend-
ant.

If they shall allege
an oath, that they
have no assets,
proceedings to be
returned to county
court

CHAP. CLXVII.

A Further and Additional Supplement to the act, entitled. An act for the recovering
Small Debts out of Court, and to repeal the Act of Assembly therein mentioned.

1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from
and after the passage of this act, it shall and may be lawful for any
justice of the peace to exercise jurisdiction (in all cases where ho
can now exercise jurisdiction), over small debts, wherein cither ex-
ecutors or administrators shall be plaintiffs, or executors or ad-
ministrators shall be defendants, except that it shall not be lawful
for any justice of the peace to issue a warrant against any execu-
tor or executors, administrator or administrators, within twelve
months after letters testamentary or letters of administration shall
have been granted.
2. And be it enacted, That if any executor or administrator shall
allege, in writing, and shall verify the said allegation by oath or
affirmation, that he has no assets belonging to his testator or intes-
tate in his hands, or that he has reasonable cause to believe that the
assets in his hands will not be sufficient, in a due course of dis-