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29 and 30 CHARLES Lord BALTIMORE.
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CHAP. VI.
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Passed 4th
June 1744. |
An Act continuing a An Act to
prevent the injuring of Harbours within this Province,
and for repealing the Act therein mentioned.
Lib.
B.L.C. fol. 287.
EXP. |
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a 1735, ch. 16,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. VII.
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| Ditto. |
An Act for reviving and continuing an Act of ASsembly of this Province,
entitled,
b An Act for
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. 287. EXP. |
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b 1736, ch. 9,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. VIII.
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| Ditto.
See 1742, ch.
17. |
An Act to enable Richard Dorsey, of Anne-Arundel County,
Gent. to sell and
dispose of Forty-nine Acres of Land, Part of
the Estate of Mary Woodward
and Elizabeth Woodward, Infants.
Lib.
B.L.C. fol. 288. PR. |
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CHAP. IX.
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Passed 4th
June 1744. |
An Act continuing an Act, entitled, c A
Supplementary Act to an Act, entitled,
An Act laying an Imposition on Negroes, and several
sorts of Liquors imported;
and also on Irish Servants, to prevent
the importing too great a Number of Irish
Papists into this Province. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 289. EXP. |
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c 1735, ch. 6,
hereby continued 3 Years, &c.
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CHAP. X.
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| Ditto. |
An Act for the Naturalization of James Richard, of Baltimore
County.
Lib.
B.L.C. fol. 290. PR. |
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CHAP. XI.
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| Ditto. |
An Act impowering the Justices of Prince George's County,
to levy on the Taxable
Inhabitants of Queen-Anne Parish, in the
said County, the Sum of Two
Hundred Pounds Current Money, for the d
Uses therein mentioned. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 290. |
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d Viz For
Repairing and Enlarging their Church and Chapel.
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CHAP. XII.
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| Ditto. |
An Act impowering the Justices of Prince George's County,
to levy on the Taxable
Inhabitants of King George Parish, in
the said County, the Sum of Two
Hundred and Fifty Pounds Current Money for the
e
Uses therein mentioned.
Lib. B.L.C. fol. 291.
e Viz.
For building a Chapel on the Lands given to the Parish for that Use
by Wm. Scott, senr
and
the said Chapel to be supported and repaired, as Need shall require, at
the parish Charge. |
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CHAP. XIII.
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Ditto.
f 1742, ch. 13. |
A Supplementary Act to an Act, entitled, f
An
Act for laying out and erecting a
Town on the South side of the Eastern Branch
of Patowmack
River, in Prince
George's County, near a Place called The
Garrison-Landing. Lib. B.L.C.
fol. 291.
N.B. By this Act,
(1.) On Petition of sundry Inhabitants of Prince George's County,
Two
Years, from the End of this Session, is granted to any
Persons, their Heirs or Assigns, who took
up any Lots in Bladensburgh, more than was given
by the Original Act, to compleat their Buildings.
(2.) The Takers-up of Lots, their Heirs or Assigns,
on Building one good and substantial
Ware-house, which shall cover 400 square Feet of Ground,
shall be invested with an
Estate in Fee-simple, in such Lot or Lots, although the
same hath no Stone or Brick Chimneys.
(3.) After the 10th November 1746, no Person
inhabiting the Town aforesaid, shall keep or make
any Fire or Fires in any other than Brick or Stone Chimneys,
under Penalty of 40 s. Currency
for each Offence; to be recovered before a single Magistrate,
as in the case of small Debts, to be
paid tot he Majority of the Commissioners for the said
Town, one Moiety for the use of the
said Town, the other to the Informer; which said Magistrate
is impowered to determine the
same, and to commit the Offender to the Sheriff of the
County, on Refusal or Non-Payment of
the Fine. (4.) As often as any of the Commissioners
in the above recited Act mentioned shall
die, or remove out of the County, or refuse, neglect,
or be otherwise incapacitated to act, &c.
then are the remaining Commissioners impowered and required
forthwith to choose and appoint
one other fit Person to be a Commissioner in his Place;
and so, toties quoties, as such Vacancy
shall happen: Which Commissioners so chosen, &c. shall have all
the Powers and Authorities for
putting the aforesaid Act in Execution, as any of the
other Commissioners in the said Act named.
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CHAP. XIV.
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Passed 4th
June 1744. |
An Act appointing Commissioners for dividing St. Mary's County
into Four Parishes;
and to erect that Part of All-Faith, and King
and Queen Parish, lying
in Charles County, into a distinct Parish.
Lib. B.L.C. fol. 292.
A Supplementary Act of 1745, ch.
4, appoints other Commissioners, to carry this Act into
Execution; the Commissioners appointed by this Act having neglected the
same. |
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