Acts. 251

Part of them, are hereby authorized by Virtue of this Act, to issue
out a Warrant, directed to the Sheriff of Anne-Arundel County
for the Time being, to impower him to impannel and return a Jury
of Freeholders, to appear before the said Vestry-Men and Church-
Wardens; which Jury upon their Oath, to be administered by the said
Vestry-Men and Church- Wardens, are to enquire and assess such
Damages and Recompence as they shall think fit to be awarded to the
Owners, and all Persons interested, according to their several and
respective Interests in the said Two Acres of Land, or any Part
thereof; and what Sum of Tobacco the said Jury shall adjudge the
said Two Acres of Land to be worth, shall be paid to the said Owners
and Persons interested, by the Vestry-Men and Church- Wardens
aforesaid, out of the Tobacco to be levied as aforesaid: Which said
Two Acres, so to be valued as aforesaid, shall be surveied by the Sur-
veior of the County, and staked out, and Certificate thereof made,
and returned, by the said Surveior, with the Plat thereof, to the
Vestry-Men and Church- Wardens; which said Certificate so returned,
shall be entred on the Register Book of the said Parish; and there to
remain as the undoubted Bounds of the said Two Acres of I and, for
ever.

Session
Laws

An Act to Supply some Defects in a Deed of Bargain and Sale from
Audrey Taylard Late of S^t Maries County Widow to Philemon
Hemsley and Mary his wife of a Lot or Portion of Ground Lying
in Annapolis now in the Possession of the Honourable Charles
Calvert Esq^r.

Whereas Audry Taylard late of S^t Maries County Widow By
Deed of Bargain and Sale by her Sealed and Delivered bearing Date
the first day of October One Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighteen
for the Consideration of Thirty pounds Sterling sold and Conveyed
to the said Philemon Hemsley and Mary his wife their heirs and
Assigns for Ever One Lot or portion of Ground Lying in Annapolis
now in the Possession of the Honourable Charles Calvert Esq^r which
said Deed was by Virtue of a Letter of Attorny bearing Equal Date
therewith and proved by the Oath of Two Creditable Witnesses to
have been Sealed and Delivered by the said Audry Impowering John
Beall Gent, to acknowledge the same the Eighteenth day of Aprill
Anno Domini One Thousand Seven hundred & nineteen Acknowl-
edged before James Stoddert Esq^r then One of the Justices of the
Provincial Court by the said John Beall and not by the said Audry
in person. And Whereas the said Deed was Omitted to be recorded
untill the thirtieth Day of Aprill Anno Domini One Thousand Seven
Hundred & nineteen and that it is Doubtfull that the Omission of the
said Audrys Acknowledging the said Deed in person and of its being
recorded within Six Months after the Execution thereof may render
the Title of the said Philemon Hemsley and Mary his Wife from the
said Audry Disputable for prevention whereof

July, 1731
Chap. V
Liber L,

No. 5
p. 407