| 1801.
CHAP. 77. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
against collectors, and their securities, and there shall be similar
proceedings and similar remedy for the recovery of the same. |
Road leading
from Baltimore
towards Reister's-town
to be first
made. |
23. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said levy
court shall cause
to be made and finished first, the road leading from Baltimore towards
Reister's-town, as far as George Fisher's tavern, and then
the road leading from Baltimore towards York, the distance of
eighteen miles, and then the road leading from Baltimore towards
Frederick-town, as far as the line of the county, and then the road
leading from Baltimore towards Elizabeth-town, as far as Patapsco
falls; and the said levy court shall then cause the supervisor to
proceed to make and finish any one, or any part of the aforesaid
roads, as they may think most beneficial to the county. |
Monies, how to be
applied. |
24. AND BE IT ENACTED, That when the monies
directed to be
levied by this act, and the monies arising from tolls, fines and forfeitures,
annually received, shall amount to more than the expenses
of the criminals, and other expenses necessary to keep them
employed, that then the surplus shall annually be applied, first in
discharge of the debts already incurred, for which accounts have
been passed and certificates given by the commissioners of review,
and then in such manner as the levy court may judge most advantageous
to the county. |
Elizabeth-town
turnpike road to
be cleared and
grubbed. |
25. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said levy
court shall cause to
be cut down, cleared and grubbed, during the ensuing winter, the
Elizabeth-town turnpike road, from Captain Allen's mill, on Patapsco
falls, to where it shall intersect the Reister's-town turnpike
road, as it is now laid out, or as it may be laid out in consequence
of any act of this session of assembly; Provided, that the said
levy
court shall be of opinion their funds are sufficient for that purpose. |
Jury to be summoned
to inquire
into damages sustained. |
26. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the sheriff of
Baltimore county
shall, on receiving a warrant for this purpose from any justice of
the peace for Baltimore county, summon a jury of twelve lawful
men of his county, not connected with either of the parties, and not
holding any land through which any turnpike road now runs, to
be and appear before two justices of the said levy court, on a certain
day by the said warrant to be appointed, not less than ten days
after the date of such warrant, on any lands in the York turnpike
road in the said warrant mentioned, which jury, upon their
oath, to be administered by a justice of the peace for Baltimore
county, shall inquire what damage the party applying for such
warrant hath sustained by reason of the York turnpike road passing
over and through his or her lands, and the said jury are hereby
required to consider the convenience and benefit, and the advantages,
(if any,) by reason of such road passing through such land,
and the said sheriff shall return the inquest or finding of such jury,
under his and their hands and seals, to the justices of the levy court
aforesaid; and the justices of the levy court are hereby authorised
and required to pay all damage or value assessed under this law in
the same manner as other damages or value have been paid, or
which have been assessed on other turnpike roads in said county. |
Powers vested in
court of oyer and
terminer repealed. |
27. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all the powers
vested in the court
of oyer and terminer and gaol delivery of Baltimore county to levy
money for the support of the criminals employed on the turnpike
roads are hereby repealed. |
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