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CHAP. 18. |
LAWS OF MARYLAND.
building, or in such other way as will effectually secure persons
committed on suspicion of felony or other crimes, and for the comfortable
accommodation of those confined for debt. |
Should it appear
inexpedient to repair
the old prison,
they may
contract for erection
of a new one. |
3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That if upon examination
of the walls
and buildings of the present gaol, it shall, in the judgment of the
levy court, or a majority of them, appear inexpedient to repair the
said prison so as to answer the purposes aforesaid, then it shall be
lawful and they are hereby empowered, to contract for materials,
and agree with workmen, to erect a new gaol, and adopt a plan and
superintend the erection of the same. |
Certain funds to
be employed for
repairing or
building. |
4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in order to defray
the expenses
attending the repairs, or the erection of a new gaol, the said levy
court shall employ the funds now under their control, arising, or
which have arisen, from taxes, and the valuation of the public road
from the Baltimore county line to Frederick town, and in addition
thereto, (if it shall be necessary,) levy a sum not exceeding one
thousand dollars, on the assessable property in said county. |
Building may be
rented to keep
prisoners, &c. |
5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the levy court
shall have power
to rent a suitable building for the safe keeping of prisoners and
debtors during the time the repairs are making, or the new gaol
erecting. |
After contracting,
court to publish a
statement thereof. |
6. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said levy court
shall, after
the contract for repairs or the erection of a new gaol is completed,
publish for the information of the people of Frederick county, in
at least two news-papers in Frederick-town, a statement of their
contract or contracts, with a bill of expenses attending the same. |
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Passed Dec. 20. |
CHAP. XIX.
A Further Supplement to the act (a), entitled, An act for
regulating
the mode of staying Executions, and repealing the Acts
of Assembly
therein mentioned, and for other purposes. Lib.
TH. No. 2, fol. 13.
(a) 1791, ch. 67. See November 1809, ch. 205.
This act was to stay executions, &c.
during the continuance of the act of Congress
passed on the 22d of December 1807, entitled, " An Act laying an embargo
on
all ships and vessels in the ports and harbours of the United States,"
and the several
supplements thereto, and within six months thereafter. By June 1809,
ch. 15, the said acts of congress, so far as they related to the provisions
contained
in this act, were deemed, considered and taken, to be wholly repealed and
annulled;
and the general continuing act of November 1809, ch. 172, provides, that
nothing therein contained shall be construed to extend to the acts of 1808,
ch. 19, ch.
115, and June 1809, ch. 15. |
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Passed Dec. 20.
* 1791, ch. 16. |
CHAP. XX.
A Supplement to the act, entitled *, An act to lay out and open
a Road
to and from the Mill of Joshua Howard, on Sam's creek,
in Frederick
County. Lib. TH. No. 2, fol. 19. |
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WHEREAS Joshua Howard, by his petition to this general
assembly,
hath set forth, that one of the commissioners appointed in the
act to which this is a supplement, is dead, and the other two removed
from this state without having carried the said law into effect,
and prayed that other commissioners may be appointed to
survey, lay out and open, the said road; therefore, |
Commissioners
appointed to lay
out and open road. |
2. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly
of Maryland, That
John Messler, John Stoner, of Jacob, and Joshua Jones, or any
two of them, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners to
survey, lay out and open, the said road, agreeably to the provisions
of said law. |
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