Acts. 277

have refused to accept the .same, that the Time such Debtors have
been confined in Prison, shall be deemed and taken as Part of the
aforesaid five Years & that they shall be obliged to serve only for
such Time as will compleat five Years from the Day of such Offer
of Servitude, and that in Case any such single Persons as aforesaid,
have been confined in Prison for five Years, or any longer Time
that the said Persons so confined shall be discharged upon the same
Terms & in the same Manner, that Persons having Families are by
this Act directed to be discharged.

Liber R. G.
1771

By the Lower House of
Assembly, November 15.^th
1771. Read and assented
to.
Signed by Order,
Jn.° Duckett Cl. Lo. Ho.

On Behalf of the Right
Honble the Lord Pro-
prietary of this Province,
I will this be a Law.
Rob.^t Eden.

By the Upper House of
Assembly, Nov.^r 16.^th
1771. Read and assented
to.
Signed by Order,
U Scott, Cl. Up. Ho.

The Great Seal

in Wax appendant

No. 23 An Act to remedy divers Defects in the Records of Charles County.
Whereas it appears to this present General Assembly, that there
are many Omissions, Imperfections and Mistakes in entering Deeds
and Land Commissions together with the Depositions thereon taken
amongst the Records of Charles County during the Time of the late
Clerks of said County Court; for Remedy whereof.

p. 143
[Preamble.]

Be it enacted by the Right Honorable the Lord Proprietary by
and with the Advice and Consent of his Lordship's Governor and
the Upper and Lower Houses of Assembly and the Authority of
the same That Messieurs Walter Hanson, Joseph Hanson Harrison,
Daniel Jenifer, George Dent, John Dent, Samuel Love and Josias
Hawkins of said County Gentlemen or the Major Part of them be &
are hereby nominated and appointed Commissioners to view & ex-
amine as well the Records of Deeds Land Commissions and Depo-
sitions thereon taken in said County as also to compare the same
with the Original Deeds Commissions & Depositions, and in all Cases
where any Errors, Defects or Imperfections may appear in said

[Commis-
sioners Ap-
pointed to
examine the
Records of
Charles
County, &c.]

Records to cause the same to be amended where the Correction can
be made without greatly obliterating and defacing the Record; and
in all Cases where the said Records cannot be so amended that then
it shall & may be lawful for the said Commissioners or the Major
Part of them & they are hereby authorized and Required to give a
Certificate to that Effect under their Hands to the Clerk of said
County directing him to record said original Deeds or Commissions
and Depositions thereon anew at the Expence of the Party request-
ing the same and the said Deeds Commissions & Depositions thereon
or an Exemplification thereof under the Seal of said County Court
shall be of the same Force & Effect to all Intents and Purposes as if
recorded within the Time prescribed by Law.

[and cause
them to be
amended
where neces-
sary, &c.]