Assembly Proceedings, April 1-26, 1684. 119

said one hundred Lotts may bee the port Towne or place: of
Trade by the said Recited Act intended Att the Citty of S^t
Maries Notwithstanding the same Doe Comprehend More
then one hundred Acres Any Thing in the said Recited Act
to the Contrary Notwithstanding And whereas Also there Are
several paynes & penaltyes fines and forfeitures in the said
Recited Act Mentioned ffor severall offences Against the said
Act Commited which fines & forfeitures Are therby To be
paid one third part to the Lord Proprietary one third part to
the Justices of each Respectiue County Court for the Time
being for the vse And Benifitt of the Towne Adjacent And in

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the County where The said offence shall be Committed And
one third part to the Informer or him or them that shall sue
for the same And noe provision made for the fines and forfeit-
ures due for Any offence Committed Against the said Recited
Act in the said Citty of S^t Maries and Towne there And the the
said inhabitants of the Citty Aforesd being A Corporation &
the oiily persons in Right Capable to Receiue the Third part
of the fines and forfeitures to become payable for Any offence
done w^thin the Citty Town And port Aforesaid in breach of
the Act Afores^d Bee it Therfore Enacted That All fines paines
penalties and forfeitures for Any offence done or Comitted in
breach of the said Recited Act or Any part therof within the
Citty Town and port of S^t Maries afores^d be one third part to
the Lord Proprietary one third part to the Mayor Recorder
Aldermen and Comon Councill men of the said Citty Town &
port of S^t Maries The other third part to the Informer or him
or them that shall sue for the same as in & by the said
Recited Act is ordained to the Lord Proprietary the Justices of
the County Court And the Informer Any thing in the said
Act to the Contrary Notwithstanding And be it Enacted by
the Authority Aforesaid that the surveyour Generall of this
province doe forthw^th provide & put in And Appoint in the
severall Counties within this province honest & scilfull Artists
and deputy surveyours to lay out and survey The severall
Towns ports And places Appointed by this And the said
Recited Act and the severall streets and Lotts Aforesaid and
duely to plott the same soe As for the want of such Artists
And Deputies as Aforesaid The said Towns ports And places
be not left vnsurveyed and layd out And in Default of such
nomination and Appointment of such Artists and deputies
Aforesaid the said Surveyor Generall shall be fined for every
County soe vnsupplyed of such Deputy and for every Town
there by that means not Layd out surveyed & layd out into
Lotts and plotted as Afores^d Fiue Thousand pounds of
Tobacco one halfe to the Lord Proprietary And the other halfe

p. 268.