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28 CHARLES Lord BALTIMORE.
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CHAP. XVIII.
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Passed 29th
October 1742. |
An act for dividing Prince George's Parish, in Prince
George's County, and
for erecting a Parish out of the same, called
by the Name of All-Saints Parish.
Lib. B.L.C. fol. 266.
N.B. By
this Act, (1.) From and after the 22d November next,
all that part of Prince George's
Parish, beginning at Great-Sennecar Run Mouth, and running by
and with the said Run to the
Head thereof; from thence with a due East Line to the Head of one of the
Draughts of Patuxent
River, and so binding all around as the Upper Part of the said County
is bounded; shall be
separated, constituted, and created into a Parish, to be called by the
Name of All-Saints Parish;
and is hereby adjudged, deemed, and taken, to be a separate and distinct
parish. (2.) The
Free-holders impowered to elect Vestry-men and Church-wardens, and to build
and found a
Church therein: and to have, hold, and enjoy all Privileges and Advantages
that are held and
enjoyed by any other Parish within this Province.
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CHAP. XIX.
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An act to divide Somerset County, and to erect a new County
on the Sea-board
Side, by the Name of Worcester. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 267.
N.B. By
this ACt, (1.) After the 10th December next, the Bounds
of Somerset County shall
contain as followeth: Beginning at Watkins's Point, and from
thence running up Pocomoke Bay to
the Mouth of Pocomoke River, up and with the said River tot he Mouth
of Dividing-Creek; thence
up the Westermost Side of the said Creek, to the Bridges called, Denstone's
Bridges; and from
thence West tot he main Road called Parahawkin Road; thence up,
and with the said Road to
John Caldwell senior's Saw-Mill; thence up and with the said Road,
over Cox's Branch, to
Broad-Creek Bridge, and down the said Branch and Creek into Nanticoke
River; thence down the
said River with Dorchester County to the Mouth thereof; and from
thence, including all the
Islands formerly deemed to be in Somerset County, to the Beginning
called Watkins's Point. And
that after the said 10th December, all the remaining Part of what
is now reputed to be within the
County of Somerset, to the Extent of this Province, shall be, and
is hereby constituted into a
County, and shall be nominated, called and known by the Name of Worcester
County; and the
Inhabitants thereof, shall have and enjoy equal Privileges with the other
Counties of this Province,
in sending Delegates to the General Assembly, having County Courts, Sheriffs,
Justices,
and other Officers and Ministers, as usual in other Counties, &c.
(2.) Certain Commissioners
are appointed and impowered to purchase from the owners of such land in
the Towns of
Princess-Anne and Snow-Hill, not being more than one,
nor less than Half an Acre, whereon to erect
a Court-house in each County; and, in case of Refusal,
or Disability of the Owner to sell such
Land, to have the same valued by a Jury; and the payment of such Valuation
to the Owner,
&c. or Tender thereof, shall invest the Justices, and their Successors,
with an Estate in Fee-simple,
for the Use of such County Court, for ever. (3.) The Justices
impowered to contract
for the building, and cause a Court-house to be built in their respective
Counties on the said
Lands, and to raise Sums, not exceeding 1000 l. in each County,
to pay for the Lands and
Buildings, by three equal Yearly Assessments. (4.) The Justices
of Somerset County, to sell by
Vendue to the highest Bidder, the present Court-house, and Lands belonging
to the said County;
Half the produce whereof to be paid to the Justices of Worcester County,
and by them applied
to the County Charge; the other Half to be in like Manner
applied by the Justices of Somerset
County, to defray the Public Charge of that County. (5.)
Worcester County Court to be held
on the First Tuesdays of the Months of March, June, August, and
November, Yearly; and the
Assizes in the said County to begin, and be held on the Thursdays before
the Assizes in Somerset
County; and the Assizes and County Courts of Somerset County,
after the last Day of November
next, shall be held at Princess-Anne Town aforesaid.
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CHAP. XX.
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An Act encouraging the raising of Copper Ore, erecting of Stamping
Mills,
Copper Works, and making of Copper within this
Province. Lib. B.L.C. fol.
269. PR.
Viz. For
the Encouragement of John Digges, who had undertaken a Copper-Work,
(1.) By
making all his Labourers and Workmen, constantly employed therein, Levy-free
for 7 Years.
(2.) By exempting them from Working upon High-Roads or Bridges, and
from Attendance on
Musters, &c.
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CHAP. XXI.
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An Act for raising a Duty of Three Half-pence Sterling per Hogshead,
on all
Tobacco exported out of this Province, for the
Use of the Governor. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 270. EXP. |
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'Till the last Day of October 1743.
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CHAP. XXII.
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An act to enable the Rector, Vestry-men and Church-wardens, for
the Time being,
of St. Anne's Parish, in Anne-Arundel
County, to Lease certain Lots in the
City of Annapolis, in Manner, and the
other uses therein mentioned. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 271. REP.
This Act being found ineffectual to
the Purposes intended, viz. to encourage Tenants to build
upon the Church Lots; it was
repealed by a new Act, 1747, ch. 24. |
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