LAWS OF MARYLAND—1753. 99
the county where such flat, boat or other vessel, is taken up
and secured as aforesaid, which said justice of the peace shall
and he is hereby required to deliver to the party giving such.
notice, an advertisement, describing in the best manner the
built and marks of such flat, boat or other vessel, and the name
of such person, and place of his abode, copies of which adver-
tisement the said party shall, within ten days after the date
thereof, cause to be set up in the most public places of the said
county, and, within thirty days after such date, procure the
same to be inserted in the Maryland Gazette, and shall deliver
the same boat or other vessel to the owner thereof, upon pay-
ment of reasonable cost and charges for the same, he or they
first proving the property, by his or their own oath, or other-
wise, before some justice of the peace. |
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SEC. 3. And be it further enacted. That if any person or
persons, after the said last day of March, shall take up and
secure any flat, boat or other vessel, drove from any place of
mooring, landing or harbour, or from any other vessel, and shall
not do and perform what is by this act required, shall forfeit and
pay to the owner or owners of such flat, boat or vessel, the sum
of fifty shillings current money, to be recovered in a summary
way before one justice of the peace of the county where the
party accused doth reside. |
Penalty for
not doing
what is
required. |
SEC. 4. Provided always. That in case any such flat, boat or
other vessel, shall be taken up on the east side of Chesapeake
bay, or the north side of Susquehanna river, in the winter
season, when it may so happen that by reason of the ice no in-
tercourse may be had with the city of Annapolis, that then and
in such case it shall and may be lawful for the person or per-
sons taking such fiat, boat or other vessel, into his or their
custody or care, to cause such advertisement as is herein before
directed to be inserted in the Maryland Gazette within thirty
days after the obstruction of such intercourse or communica-
tion with the said city of Annapolis shall or may be removed.
Made perpetual by 1763, ch. 8.
CHAPTER 16.
AN ACT for Repairing the Public Roads in this province.
The very many modifications of the road laws, applicable to particular
counties, has deprived this law of its general character.
CHAPTER 17.
AIT ACT for regulating Judicial Proceedings. |
Proviso. |
WHEREAS in actions of trover and conversion, and actions
of detinue, special bail by the order and course of law is not
granted, and for that many persons commencing such suits, for
want of special bail therein, have often lost the effects of their |
Preamble. |
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