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were of opinion and did conceive that (the Survey^r of that
County liveing in Cal/ert County and without the precincts of
Charles County aforesaid) they had noe power to command
his attendance there upon all occasions by reason their warrant
or summons was of noe effect without the limitts of their
County, by w^ch meanes the proceeding to lay out the Townes
there marking lotting and stakeing the same according to the

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teno^r of the s^d Act had been hitherto obstructed and soe was
like still to continue unless some effectuall care taken to
remedy the same

Deputy Survey^r to obey the Com^rs summons in what County
soever held.

It was thereupon the opinion of this board that the Com"
nominated in the act, for managem^t of that affaire had power
to summons the Deputy Survey^r of their County to attend
them upon all occasions lett him be in what other County
soever within this Province, and that such summons or war-
rant was good and effectuall and ought to be observed duely
by the said Survey^r at his perill according to the following
ord^r of Councill in this behalf passed (viz:)

ord^r Councill to summons together the Com^rs for Townes in
Cha: Co: to lay out Townes &c: and to summons the Survey^r

Maryld ss: By the Councill
Ordered that Robert Doyne gentl high Sher. of Charles
County forthwith give notice to and summons together the
Comiss^rs appointed and nominated by the Act for advancem^t
of trade to lay out the severall Townes and Ports of trade in
the said Act mentioned for the said County: and give them to
understand that It is the opinion and ord^r of this board that
they give speciall notice to Cap^t Ninion Beal Dep^ty Survey^r
for the County aforesaid, immediately to goe & lay out lott,
mark and stake the severall Ports and places of Trade in the
s^d Act mentioned and appointed within the s^d County and
which are not already laid out, lotted, marked & staked as
aforesaid: hereby strictly chargeing and Commanding the s^d
Ninion Beale duely to observe, obey, and execute such sum-
mons, ord^rs and directions, therein, as the s^d Com^rs pursuant
hereunto shall give him: Whereof lett there be noe faile;
Dated at the Councill Chamber at
the City of S^t Maries the Sixth day of October in the
Tenth yeare of the Dominion of the R^t hon^ble Charles
&c: Annoq Dmi. 1685:
Signed p ord^r
J Llewellin Cl Consil

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