1819.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 89.

clothing sufficient for such child, of which facts the levy court must
have sufficient evidence at the end of every year, when applica-
tion is made tor the money aforesaid.

Passed Jan 29, 1820
Act continued

Legislature not
prevented from
imposing a tax

CHAP. XC.
A Supplement to an Act to Incorporate the Phoenix Fire Insurance Company of

Maryland.

1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
act, entitled, An act to incorporate the Phoenix Insurance Compa-
ny of Maryland, shall continue and be in force until the first day
of February one thousand eight hundred and thirty, and until the
cud of the next session of the general assembly thereafter, unless
the same shall before that time be repealed by law, provided (hat no
such repeal shall go to affect any policy that may be made, or any
contract already in existence at the time of said repeal, any thing
in Raid original law to the contrary notwithstanding.
2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall pro.
vent the legislature of this state from imposing a tax on said insti-
tution, not exceeding twenty cents per annum in each hundred dol-
lars of their actual capital, if the legislature shall doom it expedient
to do so.

Passed Jan 29 1820
Preamble

Act continued

Legislature not in-
hibited from im-
posing a tax

chap. XCI.

, An Act further to continue an Act, passed at November Session one thousand
seven hundred and ninety five, entitled, An act to incorporate the Maryland
Insurance Company.
Whereas the stockholders of the Maryland Insurance Compa-
ny, have prayed that the act by which they were incorporated, en-
titled, An act to incorporate the 'Maryland Insurance Company,
passed at November session one thousand seven hundred and nine-
ty-five, which by its own limitation, and that of the continuing act
of November session one thousand eight hundred and four, would
expire at the end of the next session of assembly, after the first day
of February next, may be further continued; therefore,
1. Be it enacted, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the
said act, entitled, An act to incorporate the Maryland Insurance
Company, be and the same is hereby continued, and shall be and
remain in force until the first day of June in the year one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight, and until the cud of the
next session of assembly which shall happen thereafter, unless the
same shall before that time be repealed by law, provided that no
such repeal shall go to affect any policy that may be made, or any
contract already in existence at the time of said repeal.
2. And be it enacted, That nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to inhibit the general assembly of Maryland from here-
after passing a law to tax the said institution, not exceeding twen-
ty cents per annum in each hundred dollars of their actual capital,.
if at any time it shall be deemed expedient to pass such a law.

Passed Jan 28 1820
Preamble

CHAP. XCII.

An Act to continue An act, passed at November Session one thousand eight hun-
dred and four, entitled, An act to incorporate the Chesapeake Insurance Com-
pany.
Whereas the stockholders of the Chesapeake Insurance Com-
pany have prayed, that the act by which they were incorporated,
entitled, An act to incorporate the Chesapeake Insurance Compa-