Acts. 303

James Louttit died seized of and in the Mill and Land aforesaid to
the aforesaid Nicholas Hassleback or his Heirs or Assigns in Fee
Simple as effectually as she might or could convey the same if she
had been impowered by any last Will of the aforesaid James Louttit
to sell & convey the same for the Payment of his Debts & one third
Part of the whole Purchase Money aforesaid shall administer apply
and dispose of in and towards the Payment Satisfaction and Dis-
charge of the Debts which the aforesaid James Louttit did owe at
the Time of his Death in the same Manner as if the same was
personal Estate & if any Balance thereof shall remain after the
Payment of the said Debts the same Balance shall pay to the Heir
at Law of the aforesaid James Louttit to whom his real Estate
aforesaid hath descended.
Provided always that before such Conveyance shall be made by
the said Mary Louttit she shall enter into Bond with at least two
good & sufficient Securities to the Right Honourable the Lord Pro-
prietary before the Deputy Commissary of Caecil County in the
Penalty of five hundred Pounds, conditioned that if she shall make
such Conveyance as aforesaid that then she will well & truly ad-
minister apply pay & dispose of the said one third Part of the whole
Purchase Money aforesaid according to the Directions of this Act.

Liber R. G.
1771

By the Lower House of
Assembly Nov.^r 28.^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
Assembly, Nov.^r 28.^th
1771. Read & assented to.
Signed by Order
U Scott Cl. Up. Ho.

The Great Seal
in Wax appendant

No. 36 An Act relating to the Levy and Poor of Ann Arundel County.
Whereas by the Act entitled an Act for limitting Bills of Credit &
other Purposes therein mentioned "it was directed that the Justices
of Ann Arundel County should at the Time of laying the Levy of
the said County for this present Year assess & levy the Quantity of
Tobacco thereby directed for repairing & fitting up the Building
therein mentioned for a Court House and County Clerks Office,
& it appearing to this General Assembly that the said Tobacco
will not be wanted for that Purpose for some Time hence. And
Whereas by another Act entitled "an Act for the Relief of the Poor
within the several Counties therein mentioned" it was also directed

[ Preamble.]

that the same Justices should at the Time of laying the Levy of the
said County for this present Year assess and levy a Quantity of
Tobacco to be applied to the Use of the Poor and other Purposes
therein mentioned, and it being represented to this General Assembly,
that no Land hath been purchased nor any Buildings erected agree-

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