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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 294.

AN ACT to appropriate a sum of money to pay

Christian H. Walker, of Harford county, money

for taxes erroneously paid by him into the treasury

of the State.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Maryland, That the Comptroller of the Treasury be

Issue warrant

and he is hereby authorized and directed to issue his

warrant upon the Treasurer of the State, to pay

Christian H. Walker, of Harford county, for taxes

erroneously paid by him into the Treasury of the

State, amounting to the sum of seventeen dollars and

sixty-four cents.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That this act shall take

In force.

effect from the date of its passage.

Approved April 8, 1876.

CHAPTER 295.

AN ACT to repeal section one hundred and thirty-

six of article ninety-three, of the Code of Public

General Laws, entitled " Testamentary Law,"

sub-title " Distribution," and to re-enact the same.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

Repealed and
re-enacted.

Maryland, That the one hundred and thirty-sixth

section of article ninety-three, of the Code of Pub-

lic General Laws, entitled "Testamentary Law,"

sub-title "Distribution," be and the same is hereby

repealed and re-enacted so as to read as follows :

136. If there be no widow or relations of the in-

Surplus — to

testate within the fifth degree, which shall be

whom paid.

reckoned by counting down from the common

ancestor to the more remote, the whole surplus shall

belong to the State, and shall be paid to the Board