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[Constables
in those
Parts of
Queen-
Anne's and
Dorchester
Counties,
included in
Caroline
County, to
make Lists
of the In-
habitants,
and return
them to the
Justices;
who are to
ascertain
the Propor-
tion of To-
bacco the
Inhabitants
of that Part
of Queen
Anne's
County in-
cluded in
Caroline
County
ought to be
taxed, &c.]
p. 252
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Be it enacted that the Justices of Caroline County shall be and they
are hereby Authorized and impowered to order and direct the Con-
stables of the several Hundreds in that Part of Queen Anns County
now included in Caroline County to make out a List of the Taxable
Inhabitants in the said Part of Caroline County and to return the
same to their next Levy Court and to order the Constables of the
several Hundreds in that Part of Dorchester County now included in
Caroline County to make out a List of the Taxable Inhabitants in
that Part of Caroline County and to return the same at their said
Court and from the said Lists the said Justices are hereby impowered
and required to fix and ascertain what Quantity or Proportion of
Tobacco the Taxable Inhabitants of that Part of Queen Anne
County now included in Caroline County ought to be taxed to make
up an equal Contribution with the Taxable Inhabitants of that part
of Dorchester County now included in Caroline County and which
said Quantity of Tobacco the said Justices shall be and they are
hereby impowered to Levy and Assess by three equal Assessments
with their Public and County Levy the next year and the two Years
succeeding on the Taxable Inhabitants of that Part of Queen Anns
County now included in Caroline County the said Quantity of
Tobacco ascertained as aforesaid to be an equal Proportion as
aforesaid together with five per Cent to the Sheriff for Collection
which said Quantity of Tobacco so assessed and levied shall be col-
lected by the Sheriff of Caroline County of the Taxable Inhabitants
of the said Part of Caroline County in the same Manner as other
Public and County Levies are by Law collected and the said Tobacco
when collected shall be paid by the said Sheriff to the Commissioners
aforesaid and applied by them towards building the Court House and
Prison in the County aforesaid —
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[Commis-
sioners to
contract for
the building
a Court-
House and
Prison.]
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And be it enacted that the Commissioners aforesaid or the Major
Part of them shall be and they are hereby Authorized and required
to contract and agree for the Building of the said Court House
and Prison which said Court House and Prison shall be built and
erected on the Land to be purchased as aforesaid and the said place
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[Causes de-
pending- be-
fore the 2d
Tuesday in
March to be
prosecuted,
&c.]
p. 253
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after the Commencement of this Act shall be called Eden Town.
And be it enacted that all Causes Pleas Process and Pleadings
which now are or shall be depending in Dorchester and Queen Anns
County Courts before the Monday after the second Tuesday in
March shall and may be prosecuted as effectually as they might
have been had this Act never been made
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