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CHAP. 22. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
which may be found going at large in the said town, any thing contained
in the original act to which this is a supplement to the contrary
notwithstanding. |
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Passed Jan. 5, 1805. |
CHAP. XXIII.
An Act to dispose of the Eden School Lands in Somerset County, and
for other purposes therein mentioned. Lib.
JG. No. 4, fol. 548. |
| Preamble. |
WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly,
that the
Eden school-house, which was erected at the joint expense of Somerset
and Worcester counties, has been lately consumed by fire,
whereby the beneficial effects of its original institution have been
entirely defeated: And whereas it is further represented, that it
would be advantageous to the said counties to sell the lands belonging
to the said school, and apply the money arising therefrom to
the encouragement of literature in the said counties respectively;
therefore, |
Commissioners
appointed to sell
lands—Terms of
sale. |
2. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
John Done and George Handy, of Somerset county, and John C.
Handy, of Worcester county, or any two of them, in a convenient
time after the passage of this act, shall give public notice for the
space of four weeks, by advertisements to be inserted in some newspaper
in this state, and set up in public places in Somerset and Worcester
counties, that all and singular the lands and tenements belonging
to Eden school, and heretofore vested in the visitors of the
said school, lying and being in Somerset county, are intended for
public sale, at a certain time and place in Somerset county, to be
mentioned in such advertisements, and the said John Done, George
Handy and John C. Handy, commissioners appointed for the above
purpose, or any two of them, shall attend at the time and place appointed,
and shall proceed to expose to sale, at public vendue, the
whole of said lands and tenements, with the appurtenances thereunto
belonging, in one lot, by the acre, or to be divided in such
parcels as may be thought most advantageous for the sale thereof,
the quantity to be ascertained and laid off at the expense of the
purchaser or purchasers, and the same shall respectively be sold
and struck off tot he best and highest bidder, upon the following
terms; the purchaser or purchasers shall give a bond to the trustees
of the Washington academy, with good and sufficient security, for
the payment of one half part of the said purchase money in two
equal annual instalments, with interest thereon from
the day of sale; the said lands and tenements, from the time of such
sale, shall be bound for the payment of the said purchase money,
or so much thereof as may be due, and on a compliance with the
aforegoing terms of sale by any purchaser or purchasers, it shall
be lawful for the said commissioners, or any two of them, and they,
or any two of them, are hereby authorised, required and empowered,
to convey the said lands and tenements, in fee-simple, to such
purchaser or purchasers as aforesaid, their heirs and assigns, subject
nevertheless to the terms and lien aforesaid; and the said commissioners
are also required forthwith to transmit and deliver the |
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