Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 115

Deputies as afores^d and deputy surveyours Aforesaid shall
neglect or Refuse then and there to Appeare accordingly:
Then they and every of them not Appearinge Or not having
other Lawfull excuse As Aforesaid shall be fined one thou-
sand pounds of tobacco to be levyed As Afores^d for the vses
Afores^d
And Bee it ffurther Enacted by the Authoryty Aforesaid
That the said Comissioners of the severall Counties aforesaid
or soe many of them as shall be then and there p^rsent at the
said Generall Meeting hereinbefore Appointed shall and May
& are hereby Authorized to Make such Rules and orders for
the better performance of the Act Afores^d As to them shall
seem meet & to inforce obedience to such Rules and orders ;
by such fines and punishments as to Them in their Discretion
shall seem Requisitte: And to Remoue all obstracts which

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otherwise may hinder soe Good And profitable A work They
the said Commissioners or soe Many of them as shall be
present at the said Generall Meeting shall and may and are
hereby authorized to put this p^rsent Act in execution Accord-
ing to their best Judgment and Directions & shall then if they
see Cause Subdivide and Distribute themselues and appoint
such and so many of the Comissioners in the said Act named
as they shall thinke fitt being Inhabitants next or nearest
adjoyning to Any the said Townes ports and places in the
said Recited Act and in this present Act Mentioned to Attend
the due execution of the said Act As May best Conduce to
the Carrying on the publique service of The Countrey hereby
Required And they or any fiue of them shall and may & are
hereby Authorized Appointed & enjoyned to Appoint such
certayn dayes and places at or neare the severall towns ports
and places in theire severall & Respectiue divisions of the
Counties Aforesaid as they shall think fitt and to treat with
the owners of the s^d lands not yett Agreed for' surveyed or
Layd out And to lay out one hundred Acres of land in the
severall Towns ports and places as well in the said Recited
Act as in this present Supplementary Act mentioned and to
Cause the same to be surveyed & layd out into Lotts: in such
manner & forme As by the said Recited Act is Directed and
they are also hereby Authorized to proceed Effectually as well
in the finishing & Compleating the purchase and survey &
laying into lotts as well all the severall townes ports & places
in the said Recited Act named (The Town Appointed by the
said Act att John Bowlings land at patuxent in Colvert
County Aforesaid onely excepted) as also the severall And
Respectiue Towns Ports & places within this Act perticulerly
Mentioned persuing & following in all points and circum-

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