Acts. 281

Vestry & Church Wardens of the said Parish, for the Time being,
who are hereby authorized & impowered to apply the same to the
Purposes in this Act mentioned in such Manner, as to them or the
Major Part of them shall seem most necessary & convenient, and to
no other Use or Purpose whatsoever.

Liber R. G.
1771

By the Lower House of
Assembly, November 20.^th
1771. Read & 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 p. 147
Assembly, Nov.^r 20.^th
1771. Read & assented to.
Signed by Order,
U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax appendant i

No. 27 An Act for the Naturalization of Charles Frederick Weisenthal.

Be it enacted by the Right Honorable the Lord Proprietary by &
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 Charles Frederick Weisenthal of Baltimore in Baltimore
County in this Province Physician who was born in Germany is
of the Protestant or Reformed Religion & hath resided upwards
of twelve years in the said Town of Baltimore shall have and he is
hereby enabled to all Intents Constructions and Purposes to demand
take retain & enjoy all the Privileges and Immunities belonging to
or enjoyed by his Majesty's liege People born within this Province
and shall be received, deemed taken and considered in all Respects
as a Person of full Credit in all Courts Jurisdictions and Places
within this same Province and he is hereby qualified and enabled
to purchase, have, hold and enjoy any Lands and Tenements or other
Hereditaments within this Province and to attest, prove, prosecute
maintain & defend any Action or Actions or Matters or Things
before any of the Courts or other Jurisdictions within the same
Province & have hold and enjoy all the Privileges Rights Freedom &
Credit that any of his Majesties Subjects of this Province may or
can have, claim, challenge or demand any Thing to the Contrary
thereof notwithstanding.

Provided always And be it enacted that the said Charles Frederick
Weisenthal shall on or before the thirtyeth Day of December in the
Year next ensuing in some Court of Record within this Province
or before some Provincial or County Magistrate appear & take &
subscribe the Oaths to the Government and Declaration required
by Law he first proving to the Satisfaction of such Court or Magis-
trate that he hath taken the Sacrament of the Lords Supper in some

[A Private
Act.]

Protestant Congregation in this Province within three Months next
before his taking the said Oaths and at the Time of his so taking

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