Council of Maryland, 1781-1782. 135

Metes and Bounds, beginning with the most ancient and that you
have added ....... Acres of vacant Land (in case any vacancy
be added) by Virtue of the beforementioned Warrant of Resurvey:
you are then to describe or give the Lines of such Resurvey which
you are by the Warrant directed to make, and for which Patent is to
be issued, saying "Lastly beginning for the out Lines of the Re-
survey by Virtue of the beforementioned Warrant &^ca (and at the
bottom of your Certificate you are to give Tables of Courses refer-
ing by Figures to the platt, Viz^t " The Courses of the more ancient
Tract or Tracts into which it is alledged that such younger Survey
to be resurveyed does run : " The Courses of the former Survey
now to be resurveyed " : " The Courses of the vacancy or Vacancies
added, and lastly " The Courses of the Resurvey on Land for which
Patent is now to issue and when you rectify any Error in such
former Survey now to be resurveyed and patented, you are in your
Certificate to note and mention what the Error was, to what it was
owing, and how you have amended the same, and where there shall
be any Surplusage or Deficiency discovered on a Resurvey, you are
to mention in your Certificate what such Surplusage or Deficiency
is and how you apprehend such Surplusage or Deficiency happened. —
10^th ....... You are when ordered to resurvey two or more
Tracts into one, they being contiguous to each other first to resurvey
them severally; according to their respective ancient Metes and

April 15
Liber C. B.
No. 24
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Bounds and you are to insert in the Platt as well as in your Certifi-
cate, their original Names and Quantity of Acres within their re-
spective Lines, and in your Certificate say, " lastly beginning for
the Out Lines of the Resurvey made by Virtue of the beforemen-
tioned Warrant &^ca " and give the Courses thereof. —

11^th ....... In resurveying any Escheat Land you are to lay
it down according to its ancient Metes and Bounds; if the Party be
not satisfied therewith, the Land must lie for any other who will take
it on those Terms. —
12^th ...... In every Certificate of Escheat you must be very
particular as to the Number of Acres, Kind, Quality and Value of
the Land and the Improvements thereon, and wherever there are any
Improvements on cultivated Lands, you must mention the same in
the Certificate, the Nature, Kind, Quality and Value thereof accord-
ing to the Directions in your Oath of Office. If it should be alledged
that Part of any Escheat Land is comprehended within the Bounds
of an elder Survey; you are to pursue the Method prescribed in the
ninth Rule to ascertain what Part, if any, lies within such Survey. —
13^th ..... Where a Party applying for a Resurvey shall be
possessed in Fee of Part of a Tract only, on his producing an attested
Copy from the Land Office of the Courses and Distances of such
original Tract, of which the Land you are required to resurvey shall

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