needful, for apprehending and carrying to Gaol all and
every such Privateers, Pyrates and suspected Persons,
and in case of resistance, to kill or destroy the opposers,
and they so resisting shall be deemed and adjudged
as Felons without benefit of Clergy.  Every Officer
that shall omit or neglect his Duty herein, shall forfeit
30 l. Sterling for every offence, half to the King towards
the support of the Government, the other half to the
Informer.  And such as refuse to repair with Arms as
appointed by their Officer, shall be fined or punisht as
the Justices shall think fit.

                        Ports.

    I.  An. 6. W. & M. 1694. p. 26.  The Town Land at
Seavern in Ann Arundel County, where the Town was
formerly, and the Land at Oxford in Talbot County,
where the Town was formerly, shall from henceforth
be Towns and Ports, where all Ships may come for entring
and clearing, for which end a Collector and Naval
Officer shall constantly reside at the said places.
    II.  The Commissioners in the act named for each respective
Town aforesaid, shall meet together upon the
respective Lands, and there treat with the Owners and
Persons interested in the said Lands, and buy of them
100 Acres (least prejudicial to the Owners) which shall
be marked and staked into convenient Streets, Lanes and
Allies, with spare places to build a Church, Market-house,
&c.  The remaining part of the said 100 Acres
to be divided into 100 equal Lots, to be distributed as
the Act at large directs.
    III.  In case any Person or Persons shall refuse to make
Sale of the Lands before mentioned, or be disabled to
sell by reason of non-age, Coverture, nonsane Memory,
&c. then the Commissioner shall cause to be impanell'd
a Jury of Free-holders, who being sworn, shall enquire
and assess such damages and recompence as they shall
think fit, to award to the Owners and persons interested
in the Lands; and what Sum of Tobacco the said
Jury shall adjudge the Land to be worth, shall be paid
to the Owners and Persons interested, by such Persons as
shall take up the said respective Lots proportionably.
And the said Commissioners shall cause the Surveyor General,