428 Assembly Proceedings, May 24-June 22, 1768.

Liber H. S.

No. 1

such Nusance as aforesaid or for attempting so to do every such
Person for every such Offence besides being subject to the Action
of the injured Party for Damages shall forfeit the sum of twenty
Pounds Current Money to be recovered with Costs and applied as
aforesaid

[On suit
brought for
said Penal-
ties, &c. Bail
to be given]

And be it further Enacted That in any Action or Suit for Recovery
of any of the said Penalties and also in any Action for an Assault
Beating or Wounding for pulling down prostrating or abating such
Nusance as aforesaid or for Attempting so to do upon an Affidavit
or other Proof satisfactory to the Court where such Suit or Action
is depending of there being Cause for bringing the same the De-
fendant shall and may be compelled to give good and sufficient
Special Bail

[Deem'd a
Public Act]

And be it also Enacted That this Act shall be deemed a publick
Act and the same shall and may be given in Evidence in Justification
of or for any Matter or Thing done by Virtue thereof on the General
Issue without specially pleading the same

[Proviso]

Provided always that this Act or any Thing therein contained
shall not hinder or be construed to hinder or prevent the erecting or
causing to be erected any Bridge or Bridges over the said River
Monocosy with convenient Arches for admitting of Boats and other
Vessels of Burthen passing through the same with the least Ob-
struction that may be

By the Lower House of
Assembly 15:^th June. 1768
Read and Assented to
Signed by Order
T. Wright Cl: Lo: Ho;.

On Behalf of the Right
Honble the Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province
I will this be a Law
Hor° Sharpe

By the Upper House of
Assembly 15:^th June 1768
Read and Assented to
Signed by Order
UScott Cl. Up. Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax Appendant

N:^o 6

An Act appointing new Visitors for the Publick School in Frederick
County and for other Purposes therein mentioned

[Preamble]

Whereas the Gentlemen named as Visitors for Frederick County
School by the Act Entitled An Act for Erecting a Publick School in
Frederick County live so remote and distant from each other that it
has been found inconvenient for them to Attend and execute the
Duties of their Office
And whereas also by the abovementioned Act it is directed that
there shall be one Acre of Land purchased in Frederick Town in
Order to the building and erecting a County School which it is
apprehended will be attended with too much Expence

p. 679

Be it therefore Enacted by the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary by and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordships
Governor and the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the