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laying out the Town aforesaid, the Sum of Seven Hundred and Fifty
Pounds of Tobacco, and no more, to be paid and allowed him in the
County Levy; and that he return a Plat thereof to the County Clerk,
to be by him kept amongst the County Records. And in Case the
Taker-up of such Lot or Lots refuse or neglect to build upon such Lot
or Lots, within Eighteen Months, an House that shall cover Four
Hundred Square Feet, that then it shall and may be lawful for any
other Person or Persons whatsoever, to enter upon the said Lot or
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Lots, so as aforesaid not built upon, paying such Sum of Tobacco
as shall be first set and assessed upon such Lot, to the Commissioners
aforesaid, or such other Person as the said Commissioners, or the
major Part of them, shall nominate and appoint to receive the same,
for the Pnblick Use and Benefit of the said Town, and to be taken
up a Second Time.
Provided always. That such Taker-up or Purchaser build and
finish, within Eighteen Months after such his Entry made, such
House, as in this Act is before limited and appointed to be built by
the first Taker-up; which House so built, shall give and settle as good
an Estate, to all Intents and Purposes, to such Second Taker-up and
Builder, as aforesaid, his Heirs and Assigns, as is in and by this Act
before limited and settled upon the First Taker-up and Builder. And
in Case any of the said Lots shall be neglected to be taken up in the
Town aforesaid, during the Term of Seven Years, next after the
Publication of this Act, that then, and in such Case, the Owner, or
Persons interested at first in such Land, shall, after such Time
expired be possessed and interested in the said Lot or Lots as in their
first and former Estate; any thing in this Act to the contrary, not-
withstanding.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by and
with the advice and Consent aforesaid, That the Town aforesaid
be called by the Name of King's Town.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority aforesaid, by and with
the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That the Commissioners aforesaid,
or the major Part of them, empl[o]y some sufficient Person for their
Clerk; and that they cause such Clerk to take an Oath, that he shall
make true and impartial Entries of their Proceedings, and assess
reasonable Fees for the said Clerk, to be paid him by the several
Takers-up of the said Lots; which said Entries they shall cause to be
made up in a well bound Book, and lodged with the Clerk of Queen-
Anne's County Court, for the Inspection of any Person.
Saving to his most Sacred Majesty, his Heirs and Successors, the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs and Successors,
and to all Bodies Politick and Corporate, and all Persons not men-
tioned in this Act, their several and respective Rights; any thing in
this Act to the contrary thereof, in any-wise, notwithstanding.
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