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And be it Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprie-
tary, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Upper and Lower
Houses of Assembly, and the Authority of the same, That it shall
not, nor may be lawful, for any Person or Persons within this Prov-
ince, from and after the End of this present Session of Assembly,
to make any Hedge, Ware, or Fence, in or a-cross the said Branch ;
or to repair or amend any Hedge or Hedges, Wares, or Fences,
already made, or which shall be hereafter made, in or across the said
main Branch of Patuxent River, above Queen-Anne Town afore-
said; or to fall, or cause to be fallen, any Tree or Trees, into the
said Branch, either for the Conveniency of Fishing, or for any other
Matter or Thing whatsoever, whereby the Navigation up and down
the said Branch my be any-ways obstructed, under the Penalty of
Four Hundred Pounds of Tobacco for every such Offence; to be
recovered by the Oath of the Informer, before any Justice of the
County Court where such Offender shall reside; and to be aplied,
One Half to the Use of the Informer, and the other Half to be paid,
or accounted for, to the Country Justices, and by them applied for
the Benefit of such Person or Persons as shall appear to them to have
cleared, or to be concerned, at their own Expence, in clearing such
River.
And be it further Enacted, by the Authority, Advice and Con-
sent aforesaid, That it shall and may be lawful, for any Person or
Persons, whatsoever, to clear and keep the River aforesaid open and
navigable, at their own proper Cost and Charges, without being ob-
structed by any Person or Persons whatsoever.
Provided, That if the Petitioners shall not begin to clear the said
River, or cause the same to be begun, within Six Months from the
End of this Session of Assembly, that this Act shall cease, determine,
and become null and void. And Provided, That if the Clearing the
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said River shall be begun within Six Months after the End of this
Session, and shall not be compleated, so as to render the said River
navigable, according to the Intent of this Act, within Six Years
after the End of the said Six Months; that then, and in such Case,
this Act shall cease, determine, and become null and void; any thing
therein contained to the contrary, notwithstanding.
Saving to the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary, his Heirs
and Successors, their several and respective Rights.
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Chap. I
[Continues
1727, ch. 8]
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An Act Reviving an Act of Assembly, intituled, An Act for the
Speedy and effectual Publication of the Laws of this Province ;
and for the Encouragement of William Parks, of the City of
Annapolis, Printer.
Be it Enacted, by the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary,
by and with the Advice and Consent of the Upper and Lower
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