438 Assembly Proceedings, Sept. 21-Oct. 29, 1742.

Session
Laws

Person whatsoever who had not before drawn or taken up any other
Lot, shall and may be at Liberty to take up and enter as aforesaid
any of the said Lots which shall so remain untaken up, and such
Persons last mentioned paying the Prices of their respective Lots,
and complying with the other Requisites aforesaid, shall have Es-
tates in Fee-Simple therein as aforesaid.

Proviso.

Provided always, That no Person whatsover, the Proprietor or
Owner of the said Land only excepted, shall be allowed to take up,
draw, hold, possess, or enjoy above one of the Lots aforesaid, at any
Time within Three Years after the laying out of the Town aforesaid.

Lots taken
up to be en-
tered with
the County-
Clerk.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all and
every Person and Persons who shall take up any of the Lots afore-
said, shall apply to the Clerk of Caecil County-Court for the Time
being, for Entries to be made of their respective Lots so taken up,
which Clerk is hereby obliged and required carefully to enter in a
Book by him to be kept for that Purpose, the Names of Persons
taking up the said Lots, the Numbers of their respective Lots, with
the Days of their being taken up, and the Receipts for Money by
them respectively paid for their said Lots; for which Entries and a
Copy thereof to be delivered to the Parties, every such Person shall
pay to the said Clerk the Sum of Five Shillings Current Money, and
no more.

Lots to be
built upon
in 3 Years
after
Taking up.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That all
and every the Person and Persons aforesaid, taking up the Lots
aforesaid, their Heirs, Executors, Administrators, and Assigns, shall
be obliged to erect and build on such their respective Lots, within
Three Years after the Date of the Entry thereof, so as aforesaid
to be made, one good tenentable Dwelling-House, which shall cover
Four Hundred Square Feet of Ground at least, exclusive of Sheds,

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with a Brick or Stone Chimney to every such House, and every
Person neglecting or omitting to build as aforesaid, on his or her
Lot, shall lose and forfeit his or her Right, Title, and Estate therein,
and every such Lots so neglected to be built on as aforesaid, shall
from and after the Expiration of the Three Years aforesaid, be
liable to be taken up by any other Person whatsoever.

Lots not
built on,
may be
taken up by
a 2d Person.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That when
and as often as any of the Lots aforesaid shall be forfeited for not
being built on as aforesaid, either the first Taker-up thereof, or any
other Person who shall incline to take the same up a-new, shall
apply to the County Clerk aforesaid, and cause an Entry to be made
by the said Clerk, of his or her taking up such Lot, in Manner as
before directed, and shall likewise pay to the said Clerk the Price of
such Lot, as before set and fixed, to be applied as herein after
directed, together with the said Clerk's Fee as aforesaid, for such
Entry and Copy thereof, and that such second Taker-up having so
entered and paid for such Lots so taken up a second Time, and built
thereon according to the Directions and within the Time before-