1842

FRANCIS THOMAS, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

CHAP. 75.

CHAPTER 74.

Passed Feb.
lb, 1843.

A supplement to an act entitled, an act in aid of the con-
struction of an outlet lock of the Tide-water Canal at
Bell's Ferry in Harford county, immediately opposite to
Port Deposit in Cecil county

Commission-
ers authorised
to consolidate.

SEC. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-
ryland, That the lottery authorized to be drawn by the
act to which this is a supplement, shall be consolidated with
the State lotteries, and that the commissioners of lotteries
of this State are hereby directed to consolidate the same,
and pay to the commissioners named in said original act or
appointed in pursuance thereof, or such of them as may give
bond as herein directed, a ratable proportion semi-annually
of the sum raised by the consolidated lotteries, until the
whole sum authorized by said original act and supplements
thereto be raised and paid.

Bond to ap-
proved by Ce-
cil court.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That the said commis-
sioners or some five of them, who are named in, or who have
been on or may hereafter he appointed in pursuance of the
said original act and supplements, shall before they be en-
titled to receive any money in virtue of this act, enter into
bond, to the State, with security to be approved by Cecil
county court, or one of the judges thereof, in penalty of
forty thousand dollars, with condition that the said commis-
sioners shall faithfully apply all such sums of money as
they may receive, to the construction of the outlet lock
mentioned in said original act, and the supplements there-
to which bond when executed and approved, shall be re-
corded by the clerk of Cecil county court, within six
months from the date thereof, and an office copy thereof
shall be evidence in any suit or action instituted upon the
same.

May pledge
proceeds.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said com-
missioners so giving bond as aforesaid may borrow money
to construct said lock, and pledge the proceeds of said lot-
tery for the same.

State to be
exempt from
expense.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That in constructing the said
work, and drawing the said lottery or lotteries, no expense
thereof shall in any wise be chargeable to the State of Ma-
ryland.

CHAPTER 75.

Passed Feb.
8, 1843.

A further supplement to the act to incorporate the Mary-
land Insurance Company.

Preamble.

WHEREAS it has been represented to the General Assem-