Acts. 433

ernor, and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly, and the
Authority of the same, That from and after the End of this present
Session of Assembly, it shall and may be lawful for the Rector,

Session
Laws

Vestry-men and Church-wardens of St. Anne's Parish in Anne-
Arundel County, for the Time being, from Time to Time, to Grant,
Lease, Demise, and to Farm Let, to any Person or Persons willing
and capable to take the same, the aforesaid Three Lots of Land,
numbered respectively as aforesaid 59, 60, 61, or any or either of
them, or any Part of either of them, by Deed Indented and under
the Hands and Seals of the said Rector, Vestry-men, and Church-
wardens, for the Time being, or the major Part of them, and on such

Power
given to
Lease 3
Lots in
Annapolis.

Conditions, Covenants, Provisoes, Agreements and yearly Rents, as
the said Rector, Vestry-men and Church-wardens for the Time be-
ing, or the major Part of them, and the Person or Persons who
shall from Time to Time be willing and desirous to take the same,
or any of them, or any Part of either of them, shall agree upon, and
for any Term not exceeding Three Lives, or Twenty-one Years,
in any one Demise.

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And be it further Enacted by the Authority, Advice and Consent
aforesaid, That the yearly Rents, Revenues and Profits of the Prem-
ises, be, and are hereby Enacted and Declared to be and belong to
the Incumbent of the said Parish, for the Time being, for his sole
and separate Use and Benefit, and to or for no other Use, Intent or
Purpose whatsoever.

Yearly Rent
how apply'd.

Provided always, That when any of the said Leases or Demises
shall expire, cease or determine, the Incumbent for the Time being,
or any Person or Persons on his behalf, shall ask, demand and re-
ceive, of or from any Person or Persons whatsoever, either directly
or indirectly, any Sum or Sums of Money, or other Goods or Effects,
as a Fine or Fines for the Granting a new Lease or Demise of the
Premises, or any Part thereof, which in value shall exceed One Years
Rent in such new Lease or Demise to be reserved, that then and in
such case, the new Lease or Demise so as aforesaid made, shall be as
utterly void and of none effect, to all Intents, Constructions and
Purposes whatsoever, as if the same had never been made.
Provided also, and be it Enacted, That if there shall at any Time

Proviso.

hereafter happen to be a Vacancy in the said Parish for want of an
Incumbent, that then and in such case, it shall and may be lawful to
and for the Vestry-men and Church-wardens of the said Parish, for
the Time being, or the major part of them, or any Person by them,
or the major Part of them, to be appointed for that Purpose, to ask,
demand and receive, of and from such Person or Persons from whom
the same shall be payable, the several Rents to be reserved as afore-
said, accruing due during such Vacancy, and the same shall be by the
Vestry-men and Church-wardens aforesaid, for the Time being, or
the major Part of them, used and applied in the same manner, and

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In case of a
Vacancy.