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SAMUEL OGLE, Esq; Governor.
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1740. |
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CHAP. IX.
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An act reviving an Act, entitled, f A
Supplementary Act to the Act, entitled,
An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes, and several
sorts of Liquors imported;
and also on Irish Servants, to prevent
the Importing of too great a Number of Irish
Papists into this Province. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 209. EXP. |
Passed 29th
July 1740. |
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f 1735, ch. 6,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. X.
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An Act for reviving an Act of ASsembly of this Province, entitled,
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An Act ascertaining
the Gauge and Tare of Tobacco Hogsheads, and
to prevent cutting,
cropping, and defacing Tobacco taken on board
Ships or Vessels upon Freight.
Lib. B.L.C. fol. 210.
EXP. |
Ditto. |
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g 1736, ch. 9,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. XI.
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An act for the Benefit of the Poor, and Encouragement of Industry.
Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 210. EXP. |
Ditto. |
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in Force for 3 Years: Continued by 1744, ch. 19; and expired
July
1747. |
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CHAP. XII.
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An Act for the Relief of Samuel Deavor, a languishing Prisoner
in Anne-Arundel
County Goal; Michael Taylor, a languishing
Prisoner in prince George's
County Goal; William Burros, a languishing
Prisoner of Kent County Goal;
James Carter, a languishing Prisoner in
Cæcil
County Goal; Sarah Butcher,
a languishing Prisoner in Dorchester County
Goal; and William Biggs, a
languishing Prisoner in St. Mary's County
Goal. Lib. B.L.C. fol. 211. PR. |
Ditto. |
At a Session of ASSEMBLY, begun and held at the
City of Annapolis, the 26th Day of May,
in the
26th Year of the Dominion of the Right Honourable
CHARLES, absolute Lord and Proprietary
of the Provinces of Maryland and Avalon,
Lord
Baron of Baltimore, &c. Anno Domini
1741, and
ended the 22d Day of June following, in
the 27th
Year of his Lordship's Dominion: The following
Laws were Enacted. |
1741. |
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SAMUEL OGLE, Esq; Governor.
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CHAP. I.
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An Act to enable the Visitors of the Free-School of Kent County,
for the Time being,
to lease one Moiety of the Land, except Ten Acres,
belonging to the same
School. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 215.
N.B. By
this Act, (1.) The Visitors, or major Part of them, are impowered
to divide and
lay out all that Northernmost, or Uppermost Moiety of
the School Land, except Ten Acres, into
so many convenient Lots, not exceeding 3 Acres to a Lot,
as to them shall seem meet; and
the same to Number and Distinguish by the Numbers 1,
2,3, &c. and to demise or lease out
the same to the highest Bidders, Ten Days public Notice
being first given, for any Term, not
exceeding 21 Years, under such Yearly Rents as the Visitors,
or major Part of them, shall think
proper. (2.) All Leases so made of the Land
aforesaid, shall be good and valid to the Persons
taking the same, for the Terms therein mentioned, and
shall be binding on the School-master,
for the Time being. (3.) The Rents arising
from such Leases shall be applied to the Use of,
and paid to the Master of the said School, for the Time
being, and not otherwise: And in case
of a Vacancy during such Terms, the Monies arising from
such leases, during such Vacancy,
shall be paid tot he Visitors, and by them be applied
to the Use and Benefit of the School, as to
them, or the major Part of them, shall seem meet. |
Passed 22d
June 1741. |
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CHAP. II.
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An Act for laying out and applying a Sum, not exceeding Two Hundred
and Fifty
Pounds Current Money, to the a
Uses therein mentioned. Lib. B.L.C. fol.
216. |
Ditto. |
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a Viz. Repairing
the Public Buildings in Annapolis.
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