162 Assembly Proceedings, March 26-April 15, 1707.

Lib. L. L.
No. 64.

direction of the said Recited Act and by such their Takeing
up have Ingrost the greatest part of the Lotts within the same
Town and port into very few hands to the great Discourage-
ment of Severall Neighbours and others th^l would build & live
therein
Be it Therefore Enacted by the Authority Advice and Con-
sent afd that if any pson Whatsoever hath taken up any Lot
or Lotts within the Town and Port of Annapolis since the time
of the making of the said Recited Act such Takeing up shall
not give any Right or Title to such Taker up his heires or As-
signes but that such lott or lotts so taken up shall be free to

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be taken up again by any psons that will Take up and build
upon the same according to the direction of this Act & the
said Recited Act in as full and ample Manner to all Intents
and purposes as if the same had never been Taken up.
And forasmuch as the Land allotted for the Town and Port
of Oxford in Talbott County by the first Laying out of the
same Town did Containe one hundred twenty four acres but
by the said recited Act made Anno one Thousand Seven hun-
dred and Six there Is no more alloted for the same then one
hundred acres of Land,
Be it therefore Enacted that the Town and Port of Oxford
shall on or before the first day of September next Coming be
by the Comissioners nominated and appointed in the said
recited Act Surveyed and Laid out according to the former
plat and when so Laid out the Comissioners according to their
discretion shall Leave out Twenty four acres of Land from the
said one hundred Twenty four acres and the Lots remaining
within the one hundred acres only shall be adjudged the Town

and port of Oxford altho the same do not Containe one hun-
dred Lots to the End that the Lots already taken up and built
upon may not be altered or Lessened.
And forasmuch as Diverse of the Inhabitants of This prov-
ince who would build and Settle in Towns and to that End
have Taken up Lots in the Towns Laid out by the Commis-
sioners of the severall Countys pursuant to the said receited

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Act, but for want of Nailes to build their houses w^th by the
Time in the said recited Act alloted for building Thereof are
apprehensive or fearfull of Loosing Their Lotts already Taken
up as afd and others kept from takeing up Lotts for preven-
tion whereof and Incourageing the building and settleing In
the said Towns,
Be it Enacted that if any pson or psons That already have
or That hereafter shall Take up any Lot or Lotts within any
such Town or Towns Laid out as aforesaid within this province
by vertue of The said Recited Act he she or they so takeing
up such Lott or Lotts and Erecting building and Finishing one