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Road it shall be again distinguished with the mark aforesaid
on the Face of the tree with a pair of marking irons and
colored as aforesaid And any road on the Eastern Shore in
Talbot County that leads to the part of William Stadt at the
entring into the same and upon parting with or dividing from
any other road shall be marked on the fface of a tree
in a Smooth place cutt for that purpose with the Letter W
and so with two notches all along the Road And the roads
that leads to any County Court house shall have two notches
on the trees on both sides of the road as aforesaid and another
Notch at a distance above the other two And any road that
leads to a Church shall be marked at the entrance into the
same and at the leaving any other road with a Slipe Cutt
down the fface of the tree near the ground and any road lead-
ing to a fferry and dividing from the other publiq roads shall
be marked with three notches of equall Distance at the entrance
into the same and these rules and methods the severall Justices
of the County Courts Shall from time to time give in Charge
to the Overseers of the highways by them to be appointed for
that purpose who are likewise injoynd carefully and strictly to
observe and performe the same under the penalty aforesaid.
And where any Road shall lead through any Seated plan-
tation or old fields,
Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid by and with the
Advice and Consent aforesaid that the severall and respective
Overseers within their severall and respective precincts do sett
up posts so many as may be perceived from one to the other
which posts shall be marked and notched according to the
place they lead to as before in this Act for the marking and
notching of Roads have been appointed And that the posts of
all gates through which any such roads shall lead as aforesaid
be marked and notchd as aforesaid under the penalty afore-
said anything in this Act to the contrary notwithstanding.
And that the said Overseers shall from time to time as often
as occasion shall require fell all Dead trees on each side of

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

all Main roads where limbs hang over to prevent any damage
that may happen by their falling on travellers.

September 26. 1704 September 26^th 1704
Read and Assented to by Read and assented to by her
the house of Delegates. Ma^tys honourable Councill
W Bladen Cl Concil.

Maryland October 3^d 1704
On behalf of her Majesty &c I will this be a Law.
Jo : Seymour.

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