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APPENDIX.
surveyor's fee to be 8lb. tobacco, for each lot, to be
paid by the taker-up. (9.) In
case the taker-up of any lot, should refuse or neglect to build within
the time by
this act appointed, any person whatsoever, might take up the same, paying
the
tobacco first set on such lot, to the commissioners aforesaid, of that
county, or to
the person by them appointed to receive the same, for the use and benefit
of the
said town. Provided such second taker-up, begin
to build such house, as in this act
is limited, within one month after such his entry, and finish the same
within six
months; which house so built, shall give and settle an estate of inheritance
of him,
and his heirs for ever, in the said lot. (10.) In case any
lots be neglected to be taken
up, during five years, from the proclaiming of this act, then shall the
owners of
the land be possessed of such lots, as in their first and former estate,
&c. &c.
Additional and supplementary acts were 1684, ch. 2.
1686, ch. 2, and 1688, ch. 6. |
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Passed 6th of Nov.
1683. |
CHAP. VI.
An act for payment and assessing the public charge of this province.
Obsolete. |
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1684.
Passed 26th April
1684. |
At a Session of Assembly, begun and held at the City of St.
Mary's, on the 1st of April, in the 9th year of the
Dominion
of Charles, &c. Annoq. Domini 1684, and ended
the 26th day of the same month, the following laws were
enacted.
HIS LORDSHIP IN PERSON.
CHAP. I.
An act for payment and assessing the public charges of this province.
Lib. WH. fol. 258. Obsolete. |
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Ditto.
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CHAP. II.
An additional and supplementary act to the * Act for advancement
of trade. LIb. WH. fol.. 259.
By this act (1.) on petition of
several inhabitants, &c. praying for more ports,
&c. the towns, &c. hereafter mentioned, are added to the former,
in the original
act named, to be ports and places, equally with the said others, for importing
and
exporting, &c. viz.
St. Mary's County,
At Britton's Neck, between Britton's Bay and St.
Clement's Bay.
At Westwood, on the land of Mr. Thomas Gerrard,
at the head of Wiccocomico river.
Anne-Arundel County,
At West River, upon the land of John Hillen, deceased,
and the land thereunto adjacent.
Calvert County,
At Calvert-town, in Battle Creek.
At Pig point, upon Mount-Calvert Manor, in Patuxent
River.
Charles County,
At the head of Port-Tobacco creek, near the church
there.
At the mouth of Nanjemy creek, at or near Lewis's
neck.
Baltimore County,
At Middle-river, on the land of Cornwallis, or Leakins,
or both, at the discretion of the commissioners.
Somerset County,
At or near Tipquin, on the South side of Nantikoke
river.
At some convenient place betwixt the going into
Selby's Bay, and Cornelius Jones's land, in Assateague
Bay, on the sea-board side, at the discretion
of the commissioners.
Dorchester County,
At Daniel Jones's plantation, on the south-side of
Great Choptank.
Cecil County,
At the plantation, called John West, in Sassafras river. |
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