BENJAMIN OGLE, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

1798.

C H A P. LXI.

An ACT to empower the levy court of Harford county to affefs and levy a fum
of money for the porpofe therein mentioned.

Paffed Jan. 15.

WHEREAS Mary Morrifon, of Harford county, by her petition to this general affembly
hath fet forth, that fhe hath a fifter, who has for a confiderable time been afflicted with
lunacy, and prays that a law may pafs to provide for her fupport out of the poor's houfe; therefore

Preamble.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That the juftices of Harford county
fhall be and they arc hereby directed and empowered, at their courts annually as long as they, in

their difcretion, may think proper to affefs and levy on faid county a fum of money, not ex-
ceeding forty dollars, for the fupport and maintenance of Elizabeth Morrifon, the faid lunatic,
and that the faid firm be collected and paid annually to the aforefaid Mary Morrifon, or fuch
other perfon as the faid levy court may direct, by the collector or collectors of Harford county,
for the purpofe aforefaid, agreeable to the orders of the levy court of faid county.

Juftices to levy

money.

C H A P. LXII.
An ACT to empower the levy court of Anne-Arundel county to affefs and levy
a fum of money for the purpofe therein mentioned.
WHEREAS Mary Williams, of .Anne-Arundel county, by her petition to this general af-
fembly hath fet forth, that fhe is fo far advanced in age as to be rendered incapable of
fupporting herfelf by labour; that the thought of being obliged to go to the poor-houfe, where
fhe muft neceffarily fpend the fhort evening of her life, is extremely painful to her; and the
prayer of the faid petition appearing reafonable, therefore,

Paffed Jan. 15.

Preamble.

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That the juftices of Anne-Arundel
county fhall be and they are hereby directed and empowered, at their levy courts annually as long
as they, in their difcretion, may think proper, to affefs and levy on faid county a fum of money,
not exceeding thirty dollars, for the fupport and maintenance of the faid Mary Williams, and
that the faid firm be collected and paid to the aforefaid Mary Williams, by the collector or col-
lectors of Anne-Arundel county, for the purpofes aforefaid, agreeable to the order of the levy
court of faid county.

Juftices to levy
money.

C H A P. LXIII.
An ACT to prevent the going at large of geefe and fwine in the towns of
Upper-Marlborough and Nottingham, in Prince-George's county.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Affembly of Maryland, That from and after the firft day of March,
in the year of our Lord one thoufand feven hundred and ninety-nine, no geefe or fwine
fhall be fuffered to go at large in the towns of Upper-Marlborough or Nottingham, in Prince-
George's county; and if any perfon fhall find any geefe or fwine going at large in the towns of
Upper-Marlborough or Nottingham aforefaid, it fhall and may be lawful for fuch perfon to kill, or
caufe to be killed, fuch geefe or fwine.

Paffed Jan. 15.

No geefe, &c.
to go at large,
&c.

II. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if any perfon fhall be fued for killing any fwine or geefe
at large in the towns of Upper-Marlborough or Nottingham aforefaid, fuch perfon may plead the
general iffue, and give this act and the fpecial matter in evidence.

Perfons fued
may plead, &c.

C H A P. LXIV.
An ACT for the relief of fundry infolvent debtors.

WHEREAS Henry Crift, of the city of Annapolis, Francis Valdermere, of Montgomery
county, Jacob Madairy, of Baltimore county, Thomas Walters, of Dorchefter county,
John Ditzbaugh, of the city of Baltimore, John R. Bryce, of the city of Annapolis, Benjamin
Cawood, Cleon Clements, Jacob Clements, George C. Smoot, Edward Pye William Thompfon,
James A. Corry, John Hepburn, James Brown, Thomas Marfhall and John F. Beall, of Charles
county, William Moore, Adam Brietenoder, William Davis, Edmund, Cuftis, Lewis Hart and
Jacob Kuhn, of Baltimore county, Elijah Robifon Sinners, William Jordan, John Wolfenden,
John Gannier, John Curfon Seton, William Thompfon, Robert Thompfon, Peter Gartz, George
Simpfon, Hugh Hales, Robert Hales, William Scott, William Dwyer, Daniel Victory, James
Buchanan, Charles Young, William Ruffell, Benjamin Marfhall and Robert Mickle, of the city
of Baltimore, Nathan G. Bryfon, James Roney, Samuel Poor, Ebenezer Handy and Denwood
Turpin, of Somerfet county, Barnett Johnfon, of Thomas, Barnett Johnfon, of Thomas, Harry
Gough, Benjamin Prefton, John Lee Gibfon and William M'Comas, of Harford county, John
Savin, John Makin, Henry Rofe, Jehu John, David Churchman and Thomas Churchman, of
Caecil county, James Greenleaf, Enos Duvall Fergufon, John M'Kiver, Jofias Fergufon, Stewart
Williams, Frederick Koones, Middleton Belt, William Lovering, William Prentifs and John
Tilley, of Prince-George's county, Ifaac Kent, of Allegany county, Richard Rochefter and
Emory Sudler, of Queen-Anne's county, John Rigby, Alexander S. Peter, Thomas Rawlay,

William Needham, Lloyd Beall, John Beck, Thomas Gerard Slye and Alexander Bailey, of

Montgomery county, William Cooper Bithray, of the city of Annapolis, Nicholas Lynch, Alex-
ander Lock, of Wafhington county, Nicholas Hauer, fenior, William Turner and John Riley,
of Frederick county, John M'Coy and Jofhua Groves, of Anne-Arundel county, Benjamin M.
Ward and Jacob Fowle, of Talbot county, Thomas Harwood, of Calvert county, Thomas Mul-
lin, of Kent county, Nathan Breerwood and Jofhua Breerwood, of Dorchefter county, by their
petitions to the general affembly have fet forth, that by reafon of many misfortunes they are
unable wholly to fatify their creditors, and have prayed that they may be difcharged upon their
delivering up all their property for the ufe of their creditors, and the prayer of the faid peti-

tioners being found reafonable; therefore,

Paffed Jan. 10.

Preamble.