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CHAP. 118. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
paid, to his, her or their satisfaction, together with legal interest
thereon, from the time at which payment is limited to be made. |
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Passed Dec. 23.
* 1807, ch. 100. |
CHAP. CXIX.
A Supplement to the act*, entitled, An act for the opening of Bridge-Street,
in the Eastern Precincts of the City of Baltimore.
Lib.
TH. No. 3, fol. 453.
This act appears to be repealed by 1817, ch. 85. |
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Passed Dec. 23. |
CHAP. CXX.
An Act to extend Forrest and Goodman's-Streets southerly from the
City of Baltimore, and for other purposes. Lib.
TH. No. 3, fol.
455. |
| Preamble. |
WHEREAS a number of the inhabitants of the city
and precincts
of Baltimore, by their petition to this general assembly have set
forth, that a considerable convenience would accrue to the public,
as well as individuals, by continuing Forrest-street and Goodman's
street southerly, from the city of Baltimore; and believing that
their petition is just and reasonable, therefore, |
Commissioners appointed
to open
and extend streets
—their width and
direction. |
1. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
Henry Stauffer, John Bankson, George Hughes, James Carey,
Thomas C. Jenkins, Alexander Robinson and George Warner, be
and they are hereby authorised and empowered, to open and extend
Forrest-street, from the head of the basin, commencing at the termination
of Light-street wharf, and running its present width in a
straight lone southerly until it intersects the property of Philip
Dearer on the east, and Edward Hagthrop on the west side of the
road leading to Cumberland Dugan's ferry on Patapsco river, and
from thence in a straight line, continuing the road its present
width, to the said ferry; and also to open and extend Goodman's-street
from the said city, in a straight line southerly, its present
width, until it intersects a point in the west line with the north
side of William Rawlings' land, and thence south about four and
one half degrees east of a straight line, so as to run parallel with
Forrest-street, so continued until it intersect the middle branch of
the said river Patapsco; and the said streets and road, when so
opened and extended, and the valuation and assessments hereinafter
directed to be made shall have taken place, shall be deemed
and taken, and are hereby declared public streets and highways
for ever thereafter; and the said commissioners, or a majority of
them, are hereby required to return a plot ascertaining the limits
and
extent of the said streets and road, when so opened and extended, to
the register of the city of Baltimore, who shall receive and file the
same as a part of the plot of the city and county of Baltimore. |
to assess damages
sustained. |
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said commissioners,
or a majority
of them, after having given at least ten days notice in two
of the newspapers of the city of Baltimore, shall at any time before
the tenth day of March next, being first sworn to assess and
value what damages shall be sustained by any person or persons
whomsoever, by reason of opening and extending the said streets
and road, shall proceed to assess and value what damages may be
sustained by any person or persons by reason of opening and extending
said streets and road; and shall also declare what sum of
money each individual benefitted thereby shall respectively contribute |
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