hundred Ninety seven a Certain Act of Assembly was made
Intituled An Act impowering the Comissioners of each
respective County to purchase lands for the use of their
respective Courts which is now executed.
Be it Enacted by the Queens most excellent Majesty by
and with the Advice and Consent of her Majestys Governour
Councill and Assembly of this Province and the Authority
of the same, that what purchases of Lands the Comissioners
had made according to the said Act for the use of the respec-
tive Countys and recorded within the severall and respective
County Courts whereunto they properly belong shall be a
perpetual Barr against him or them from whom the land was
purchasd and against all persons Claiming by from or under
him her them or any of them forever.
And be it further enacted by the Authority afd that the
Lott whereon the Court house of Dorchester now stands and
the Tenement thereon remain to the use of that County for-
ever as by the last paragraph of the said Act is more at large
exprest.
Septembr 23: 1704 September 26th 1704
Read and Assented to by the Read and assented to by her
house of Delegates Majestys honble Councill.
W Taylard Clk hD. W Bladen Cl Concil.
Maryland October 3d 1704
On behalf of her Maty &c. I will this be a law.
Jo: Seymour
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