634 Assembly Proceedings, May 1-June 4, 1744.

Session
Laws

within Three Years after the Taking-up of the same; which Lots so
built upon by the Takers-up, or their Heirs or Assigns, and paid for,
or Tender of Payment made as before provided, shall be the Right,
Property and Estate of such Person or Persons so taking up, im-
proving, and paying, their Heirs and Assigns for ever.

Time
allowed for
taking up
Lots.

And be it further Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, by and with
the Advice and Consent aforesaid, That all Persons minding to take
up Lots in the Town aforesaid, shall have free Liberty to take up
and enter the same for the Space of Two Years, to be computed from
the Time of making up the same Survey; but in case all the Lots
should not be taken up within Two Years after the Survey made,
that then it shall revert to the former Proprietors.

Proviso.

Provided always, That the Proprietor of the remaining Land not
taken up or held, shall have the Preference of taking up any one
Lot he shall think fit, more than he or they have already improved
upon, so that he make his Election within Four Days after the Sur-
vey aforesaid is to be made.
And be it further Enacted, That every Person who already hath,

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or hereafter shall take up, pay for, and build on any of the Lots laid
out by Virtue of the Acts of Assembly, their Heirs and Assigns for

Land-Rent
to be paid
for each
Lot.

ever shall be chargeable with, and liable to the Payment of One
Penny Sterling Money for each Lot so taken up, paid for, and built
on, to the Right Honourable the Lord Proprietary and his Heirs for
ever; and that the Clerk of Prince George's County yearly transmit
to his Lordship's Agent for the Time being, an Account of all the
Lots taken up, paid for, and built on, according to the Directions of
the said Act.

Meeting-
house and
School Lots
not to be
sold.

And whereas one Lot in the said Town had been heretofore bought
and set apart for a Meeting-House, to the Use of the Dissenting
Congregation there, and a Meeting-House thereon accordingly
built, and one other Lot bought for the Building a School thereon ;
Be it Enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That the aforesaid Lot set
apart for a Meeting-House as aforesaid, shall not be liable to be
taken up or bought by any Person whatsoever, but shall be and re-
main for the Use of the Dissenting Minister officiating therein for
the Time being, and Congregation aforesaid, in the same Manner,
and to the same Purpose as the same was at first taken up, and built
on aforesaid; and that the aforesaid Lot bought, taken up, and set
apart for a School, shall not be taken up or bought by any Person
whatsoever, but the said Lot, and the School-house, and other Houses
and Appurtenances thereunto belonging, shall and is hereby declared
to be vested in the Reverend Mr. John Eversfield, Col. Joseph Belt,

Visitors of
the Free-
School.

Mr. John Magruder, Mr. Richard Keane, and Mr. David Crawford,
for the use of the School to be there held and kept.
And be it further Enacted, That the same John Eversfield, Joseph
Belt, John Magruder, Richard Keane, and David Crawford, and