336 Assembly Proceedings, 1694-1728.

Liber LL, 4
Acts

Be it therefore Enacted By his Lordship the Right Honourable the
Lord Proprietary by & with the advice & Consent of his Lordships
Governeur & the Upper & Lower houses of Assembly of this Prov-
ince and the Authority of the same that the said Robert Gordon and
his heirs and Assignes forever shall be and they hereby are Vested
in a good Sure Indefeazable Estate of Inheritance in fee simple of
in and unto the af^d Sand Bank lying between the afores^d two poplar
trees lying without the s^d Nicholsons Cove & within the water Mark
and not included within the Lotts of the Corporation of the City of
Annapolis af^d any Law Custome or Usage heretofore had made or
used within this Province to the Contrary Notwithstanding Provided
always and it is hereby Enacted that the s^d Robert Gordon's Im-
proveing the said Sand Bank or any part thereof shall in no ways
prejudice or obstruct a publick landing at that place or prejudice any
of the Contiguous Lotts thereto. Saving To his most Sacred
Majesty his heirs and Successors and To the Right Honourable the
Lord Proprietary his heirs and Successors & to all Bodies Politick &
Corporate & all others not mentioned in this Act their Severall and
Respective Rights.

Liber LL, 5
Acts
Acts of 1724
ch. 1

p. 1
(Expired

1725)
[Other Acts
of this
Session are
printed in
Vols. 35 and
36 of the
Archives]

An Act to Prohibit the Exportation of Indian Corne for the Time
therein Limited To Suspend the Execution of An Act Entituled
An Act Prohibiting the Importation of Bread Beer Flower Malt
Wheat or Other Indian or English Grain or Meal. Horses Mares
Colts or Filleys from Pensilvania and the Territories thereunto
belonging.

Whereas it is Apparent to this Assembly that there is so great a
Scarcity of Indian Corne in most Parts of the Countrey that Unless
the Exportation thereof be Prohibited for Some time the People
are in great Danger of being reduced to the Miserable Circumstance
of Wanting Bread For Prevention whereof Be it Enacted by the
Right Honourable the Lord Proprietor by and with the Advice and
Consent of his Lordships Governor and the Upper and lower houses
of Assembly And the Authority of the Same that no Indian Corne
shall be Exported or Carried out of this Province by Land or
W^rater after the last Day of this Instant October untill the last Day
of October which shall be in the Year One thousand Seven hundred
and twenty five upon the Pains and Penalties hereafter mentioned
(that is to Say) that the Master of any Ship or Vessell or Any Other
person that shall lade or take on Board of any Ship or Other Vessell
with design to Export the same or Export or Cause to be Exported
any Indian Corne Out of the Province by Land or Water within the
time aforesaid shall fforfeit for Every Bushell the Sum of Eight
shillings One half thereof to the use and Support of ffreeschools
in the Countys where the Offence shall be Comitted the Other Half
to the Informer or him that will Sue for the Same to be recovered by