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LAWS OF MARYLAND.— 1781.

without having any relation of the half blood within two de-
grees (that is, first cousins,) as the same are reckoned by the
common law, and without leaving any relation who might
inherit, if a subject of this or any of the United States ; but the
public do engage to warrant and defend to the respective pur-
chasers their title in fee simple to any lands escheated, on pay-
ment of a like sum of current money as was paid on the first
purchase by escheat, in case where two-thirds of the real value
only is paid at the time of purchase, or without any additional
sum being paid, in case the full real value of the land is paid in
current money at the time of escheating the same, if it should
afterwards appear that there is any person who might claim as
heir to such land, or who might claim the same under any tes-
tamentary disposition, if such person was a subject of this or
any of the United States, but whose claim is or may be de-
stroyed by being a British subject.
By 1795, ch. 61, sec. 4, the treasurer of the eastern shore shall finally
ascertain the value of such lands and improvements on his shore, and
receive the money therefor.

Value to be
returned,
fee.

SEC. 9. And be U enacted, That the value in current money
of all escheat lands and improvements thereon, and the real
value in current money of all improvements on cultivated land,
shall be returned and certified by the surveyor, upon oath, at
the time of returning his certificate of survey ; and the treasurer
of the western shore shall finally ascertain the value of such
land and improvements, and shall receive the money therefor
from the party.
Time for returning certificates extended by 1801, ch. 14 ; 1802, ch. 7.

Former
applications
to be re-
garded, &c

SEC. 10. And, whereas the agent for the late proprietary
received the caution money due on certificates until the year
one thousand seven hundred and seventy-seven, and in many
cases the time for payment had elapsed long before, and appli-
cations have been made for warrants on the proclamation ; Be
it enacted, That where any application has been made to affect
and secure any vacant land included in any certificate, where
the caution money was not paid within the time limited, and
the time expired on or before the first of May, seventeen hun-
dred and seventy-five, such application shall be regarded, and
warrants shall issue to the party applying, provided he shall
require a warrant on or before the first day of July next.

Grants to
issue, &c.

SEC. 11. And be it enacted. That grants shall issue on all
certificates on which the caution money has been paid, on the
application of the owners of such certificates, unless grants have
heretofore regularly issued for the same lands to other persons,
or unless the chancellor, on hearing, shall otherwise direct.
SEC. 12. And, whereas land originally included by the
courses and distances expressed in the certificates of lands