640 Assembly Proceedings, April 2-19, 1706.

Lib. L. L.

respective Counties which said Sheriffs are allso hereby
required upon receipt of such Warrants to Impannell & returne
a Jury of the most Substantiall freeholders inhabitants within
the said County to be and appear before the said Commis-
sioners at a Certaine day & time by them to be limited which
Jury upon their oaths to them to be Administred by the said
Commissioners or the Maj^r Part of them shall enquire Assess
and returne what Damages & Recompence they shall think
fitt to be awarded to the Owners of such Lands and all Persons
interested therein according to their severall and respective
Interests and what sume of tob^o the s^d Jury shall adjudge the

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said Land to be Worth shall be paid to the owners and all
Psons interested therein by such Pson or Persons as shall take
up the said Lotts proportionably to their Lot or lotts.
And the said Commissioners the Major part of them are
hereby Empowered by Warrant under their hands and scales
to sumons the Queens Surveyor of Each respective County to
survey and lay out one hundred acres of Land in the Places
herein before mentioned and appointed in manner and form
af^d and the same to Divide into One hundred equall Lotts as
the said Commissioners or the Maj^r Part of them shall Direct
with Convenient Streets lanes and Allys as af^d as near as may
be to the benefit! of the taker up of Each respective Lott and
when the said One hundred acres of Land is so surveyed laid
out Valued and Divided as af^d that then whosoever shall make
Choice of any Lott and make Entry thereof with such pson as
by the said Commissioners or the Maj^r Part of them shall be
Appointed to keep the book for Entry of such Lotts and pay
or give security for the payment of such sume of tobacco as
shall by the Direction of the said Commissioners or Jury be
rated upon such Lott & payable to the Owner of such Land
and on such Lott so as aforesaid taken up build one sufficient
twenty square house at the least within twelve months after
taking up such lot or lotts each respective Lott to be held of
the Lord Proprietary of this Province his heires & Assignes
to such taker up and builder his her or their heires or Assignes
forever at and under the Yearly rent of One farthing Currant
Mony of this Province for Each respective Lott the Land being
old rents and half Penny of each Lott where the Lands was
taken up by new rents and the same or any other building or

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manner of settling upon such Lott according to the Direction
of this Act shall invest the said Taker up and builder upon
such Lott his heires and Assignes of a good indefeazable Es-
tate of Inheritance to him and his heires forever and shall bar
the Owner or Owners or any pson or persons interested in
the said Lands whether living within or without this Province
and even the Lord Proprietary of this Province his heires and As-