Acts. 445

Court or the Major Part of them are hereby authorized impowered
and required after the said Records shall be be Removed as aforesaid
to make Sale by way of Publick Vendure of the said old Court House
and Prison with the Land thereto belonging to the best and highest
Bidder and to Convey the same in fee simple to the Purchaser his
Heirs and Assigns for ever and the Money or Tobacco that shall
arise by the Sale thereof as well as any Surplus that may remain

Liber H. S.
No. 1

of the said Subscription Money and Tobacco to be levied as aforesaid
shall be applied to the use of the County towards defraying the
Charge thereof Any Law Statute Usage or Custom to the contrary
notwithstanding.

p. 692
[Proceeds,
and other
Surplus, to
be applied to
the use of

the county.]

By the Lower House of
Assembly 18:^th June 1768
Read & Assented to
Sign'd 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^o Sharpe

By the Upper House of
Assembly 18^:th June 1768
Read and Assented to
Signed by Order
UScott Cl. Up. Ho.

the Great Seal
in Wax Appendant

N:^o 15: An Act to prevent the Exportation of Flour Staves and Shingles
not merchantable from the Town of Baltimore in Baltimore County
and to regulate the Weight of Hay and Measure of Grain Salt
Flax Seed and Firewood within the said Town

Whereas it is represented to this General Assembly That Dis-
coveries have lately been made of certain Deceits practised by Millers
and others in the Manufacture of Flour large Quantities whereof
are brought to and sold in the said Town of Baltimore and from
thence exported and that frequent Disputes and false weight and
short measure happen as well in the Weight of Hay Measure of
Grain Salt and Flax Seed as in the cording and measuring of Wood
and Advantages are taken of the Ignorant and Unwary by the
deceitful Practices of Skippers Masters of Vessels and Boats the
like whereof also happens in the selling of Staves and Shingles as
well concerning the Quantity as Quality and it being apprehended
that if a Person or Persons were appointed under Proper Powers
Checks and Restrictions and the Buyers and Sellers Inhabitants in
and about the said Town were obliged to employ him or them to
cord all Wood garble or cull and count all Staves and Shingles and
to inspect or determine and by gradated Brand Marks distinguish
the Qualities of all Flour by the said Inhabitants or others respec-
tively to be brought in and about the said Town and to measure
by proper Measures settled and adjusted by the County Standard
all Salt Grain and Flax Seed that should be brought by Land or
Water to and Sold in the said Town would be of great Service not
only in supporting and assisting the Commerce of the said Town of
Baltimore but also in thwarting and discountenancing dishonourable

[Preamble]