PUBLIC GENERAL LAW.

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Chain carriers to be sworn or affirmed, and the surveyor or sheriff

empowered to administer the oath, &c. — April, 1782, ch. 38, see. 3,

178

Where special or common warrants are not executed, new warrants

may be granted in lieu thereof, or they may be applied towards the

composition on any certificate — 1782, ch. 38, sec. 9, .

178

Subpomas may issue from the chancery or general court to summon

parties to appear before the chancellor to maintain or answer any

caveat— 1782, ch. 38, sec. 11, .......

178

The chancellor empowered, (as in the court of chancery,) at his discre-

tion, to award costs to the party prevailing on the decision of any

caveat — 1797, ch. 114, se'c. 8, ... .

358

The chancellor may by rule direct depositions to be taken as evidence

on the hearing of any caveat, on reasonable notice being given —

April, 1782, ch. 38, sec. 11, .......

178

Such depositions to be directed by the judge of the land-office on the

eastern shore, and the like power given to summon the parties and

witnesses — 1795, ch. 61, sec. 12, ......

326

All reserves of land for which no patent ever issued, (except only the

reserve to the westward of Fort Cumberland and the reserves of

the city of Annapolis and Baltimore town,) taken off, and any land

within the same liable to he taken up at 7s. 6d. per acre, or such

price as the legislature might direct — 1785, ch. 66, sec. 6,*

205

Provision for taking up the remainder of the said lands, and other va-

cant land, in the manner prescribed by the act of November, 1781,

ch. 20— Nov. 1788, ch. 44, sec. 13, ......

251

The privileges of roads and water through the said lands reserved to

the public— 1788, ch. 77, sec. 14, ......

251

In all disputes before the chancellor as-judge of the land-office, he may

decree according to the principles established in the court of chan-

cery, as if the matter were brought before him by bill — 1789, ch.

35, sec. 4, ...........

254

An oath to be taken by the proprietor of a certificate caveated, to pre-

vent the time for determining such caveat from being considered as

part of the time limited for payment of the composition money —

1789, ch. 35, sec. 5, .........

254

Regulations respecting the taking up of land by surveyors or their

deputies— 17S9, ch. 35, sec. 2, p. 253 ; Nov. 1792, ch. 15, .

285

Penalty on purveyors or their deputies knowingly returning any certi-

ficate contrary to this act — 1789, ch. 35, sec. 3, .

254

Manner of procuring the attendance of witnesses on surveys — 1789,

ch. 35, sec. 6, 7, .

254

Their allowance— 1789, ch. 35, sec. 8, ......

255

Directions for selling lots to the westward of Fort Cumberland — 1791,

ch. 85.+

All vacant lands in Allegany may be taken up at 2s. 6d. per acre, one-

half on obtaining the warrant, and the other half on return of cer-

tificate— 1791, ch. 85.+

*See 1823, ch. 160; 1827, ch. 201, as to the price of lands in Allegany and

Washington counties.

+ See 1801, ch. 105.