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LEVIN WINDER, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.
CHAP. XXXIX.
An Act for the relief of Anne Onions, of Prince-George's County.
Lib. TH. No. 3, fol. 374. |
NOV. 1812.
CHAP. 39.
Passed Dec. 3. |
BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the
justices of the levy court of Prince-George's county, be and they
are hereby empowered, if in their discretion they shall deem the
same right and proper, at their meeting for the purpose of levying
their county levy, to assess and levy annually, so long as the same
shall be necessary, a sum of money not exceeding thirty dollars,
on the assessable property of said county, for the support and
maintenance of the aforesaid Anne Onions, to be collected as other
county charges are, and paid to the said Anne Onions, or her order. |
Levy authorised
for her support. |
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CHAP. XL.
An Act to provide for opening an Alley from Holliday-Street to
North-Street in the City of Baltimore. Lib.
TH. No. 3, fol. 375. |
Passed Dec. 5. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
the city commissioners of the city of Baltimore be and they are
hereby authorised to lay out and open a public alley of the width
at least of sixteen feet, through the south part of the lot of ground
lately purchased by said city for public buildings, to extend from
Holliday-street, to North-street, and to return a correct plot of the
said alley to the register of said city, to be by him preserved as
one of the city records, and thereafter the said alley shall be, and
the same is declared a public highway. |
City commissioners
authorised to
open alley. |
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the sheriff of
Baltimore county
shall, within sixty days after the return of said plot, summon and
swear a jury of twelve disinterested freeholders, to ascertain and
determine who may be injured, and the damages sustained by the
opening of said alley, and to apportion and assess the same, on the
property of those who may be benefitted thereby, and the said sheriff
is hereby empowered to collect the same by distress or otherwise,
in sixty days after he shall have delivered an account of such
apportionment to the persons assessed therewith, and shall pay the
same as collected to the persons entitled thereto. |
Damages to be ascertained. |
3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said sheriff
shall give ten
days public notice in one or more news-papers of said city, of the
time and place of the meeting of said jury. |
Notice to be given
of meeting of jury. |
4. AND BE IT ENACTED, In order to carry this
law into effect,
Eleanor Dall, widow of James Dall, and guardian to his children,
who are minors, shall be and is hereby authorised and
empowered, in her discretion, on behalf of the said heirs, to sell
and convey to the said city, a small lot of ground owned by the
said heirs on North-street, and adjoining the north side of the city
lot herein before mentioned, upon the procuring of which lot, and
also of another small lot adjoining the same and extending to Holliday-street,
on the north side of the city lot about eighteen feet in
width, owned by James Wilson, for the purpose of the city buildings,
this law shall take effect, and said public alley shall be opened,
and not otherwise. |
Terms upon which
this law shall take
effect. |
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CHAP. XLI.
An Act to alter and change the Name of Theodore Gunby, of Somerset
County, to that of Theodore Gunby Dashiell. Lib.
TH. No.
3, fol. 376. |
Passed Dec. 5. |
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