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and Assess and return what Damages and recompence they shall
think fit to be Awarded to the Owners of the said Sixty Acres of Land
and to all persons Interested therein According to the Severall and

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respective Interests and what sum of money the said Jury shall
Judge the said Sixty Acres of Land to be worth shall be paid to the
Owner or Owners so found by their Verdict and to all persons they
find interested therein by such person or persons as shall take up
the said Lots Proportionably to their Lot or Lots which shall give
the said purchaser or purchasers their heirs and Assigns an Abso-
lute Estate of fee Simple in the said Lot or Lots be or they Complying
with the requisites in this Act mentioned
And Be it further Enacted that the Surveyor of Kent County for
the time being shall have and receive for Surveying and Laying out
the Town aforesaid the sum of Eight pounds Current money and no
more to be paid in the County Levey and that he return a platt
thereof and the Lots before Laid out and Sold as aforesaid to the
County Clerk to be by him kept amongst the County Records and
in Case the Takers up of any such One Hundred Lots refuse or
neglect to build upon the said Lot or Lots within three years a House
that shall Cover four hundred Square feet with a brick Chimney
thereto that then it shall and may be Lawfull for any other person or
persons whatsoever to Enter upon the said Lot or Lots so as afore-
said not Built upon paying such Sum of money as shall be first sett
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 Publick 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 seven years after such his Entry made such House as in this
Act is before Limitted 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 & purposes to such second taker up and Builder as
aforesaid his heirs and Assigns as in & by this Act before Limitted
and Settled upon the first taker up and Builder and in Case any of the
said One Hundred Lots shall be neglected to be taken up in the Town
aforesaid during the term of ten 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 or former Estate
any thing in this Act to the Contrary notwithstanding
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 George Town And be it further Enacted by
the Authority aforesaid that the Commissioners or the Major part
of them Employ some Sufficient person for their Clerk and that they
Cause such Clerk to take an Oath that he shall make true and Im-
partial Entrys of their Proceedings and Assess reasonable fees for

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