Acts. 371

soever. And be it also further Enacted by and with the Advice
Consent and Authority aforesaid That nothing in the aforesaid Act
or in this present Act contained shall be Construed Deemed or Taken
in any wise manner or respect whatsoever to aid any Defect or
Omission in or of the Execution Acknowledgement or Recording
of any Deed or Conveyance in the aforesaid Act mentioned whereby
to vest give or confirm any Right or Title in the said Moiety of the
Parcel of Land aforesaid in or to any Person or Persons what-
soever but that the Person or Persons who have the legal Right
or Title to the said Moiety of the Parcel of Land aforesaid at the
Time of passing the said Act of Assembly or the Person or Persons

Liber H. S.
No. I

lawfully claiming by from or under him or them shall have the
same Right and Title to the Moiety of the Parcel of Land afs.^d as
if the said Act of Assembly had never been made any Thing therein
contained to the Contrary or any Law Statute Usage Prescription
or Custom to the Contrary in any wise notwithstanding.

p. 113

16.^th November 1753
Read and Assented to
by the Lower House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
M Macnemara Cl lo ho.

On behalf of the Right
Honourable the Lord
Proprietary of this Prov-
ince I will this be a Law
Hor.° Sharpe

the great seal in
Wax Appendant

16 Novem.^r 1753
Read and Assented to
by the Upper House of
Assembly
Signed p Order
J. Ross Cl Up Ho.

[EDITOR'S NOTE. — Although passed by the Assembly and signed
by the Governor, the above act received the dissent of the Lord Pro-
prietary, December 10, 1754, and became null and void. See Ap-
pendix pages 635-641.]

No. 24 An Act for the Vesting and Settling an Estate of Inheritance in fee
Simple of and in a certain Parcel or Lot of Ground in the City
of Annapolis Containing One hundred and twenty feet in length
formerly by An Act of Assembly of this Province confirmed to
Robert Gordon of the City of Annapolis Merchant, on Horatio
Samuel Middleton and his Heirs for Ever.

Whereas Horatio Samuel Middleton by his humble Petition to
this present General Assembly did set forth That he was Seized of
and in One hundred and twenty feet of Ground lying at the North
West end of the New Prison in the City of Annapolis being part of
the Ship Carpenter's Lot with the whole breadth thereof Granted
and confirmed to Robert Gordon Esq.^r and his Heirs for Ever by
An Act of Assembly of this Province made the twenty sixth Day
of October One Thousand Seven hundred and twenty three on
Proviso, " that if the said Robert Gordon his Heirs or Assigns
should apply the said Parcel of the Lot of Ground aforesaid to any
other use than that of a Ship Carpenter's yard (Except necessary
buildings for that Service) and should neglect to carry on the busi-
ness of a Ship Carpenter for the space of Twelve Months together

p. 113