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HORATIO SHARPE, Esq; Governor.
or their assignees, shall within one month next after the end of this
session
of assembly, enter into such bond, with security as aforesaid, for making
dry and
firm ground of the parts of the said marsh to them respectively leased,
that then
the said Thomas Harrison shall and may have leave to make the same into
dry and
firm ground, as aforesaid: And the rents reserved on such ground
shall be so much
further increased, as the said commissioners, or the major part of them,
shall award:
And for the recovery of such additional rent, the said Thomas Harrison,
his heirs,
executors, administrators, and assigns, shall and may have, the like remedy,
as if
the same had been reserved on, or by the said respective leases or demises. |
1766.
CHAP.
XXII.
The present
lessees to
make dry
ground of
their parts. |
VIII. And be
it further enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid, and every
of them shall, and they are hereby required before they enter upon the
execution of
their trust, to take the following oath, viz. " You A. B. as one
of the commissioners
" appointed by the act, entitled, An act to remove a nuisance in Baltimore-town,
" in Baltimore county, and for other purposes therein mentioned, shall,
in
" all things, faithfully and impartially execute the powers given you by
the said
" act, according to the best of your skill and knowledge: So help
you God." |
Commissioners
to be
sworn. |
IX. And be it
further enacted, That all and every sum and sums of money which
shall be received by the commissioners for the sale of the said marshy
ground as
aforesaid, shall be paid immediately to the respective proprietors of the
same. |
The purchase
money to be
paid immediately. |
X. And, for
the better effectuating the purpose by this act intended, Be
it
enacted, That upon the non-compliance of any purchasers with the
terms prescribed
by this act, the said commissioners, or the major part of them, shall have
full
power and authority again to sell and dispose of all such parts or parcels
of ground
in the manner above set forth. |
In case of
purchasers
non-compliance. |
XI. And it is
further enacted, That in case the said Thomas Harrison, Alexander
Lawson, and Brian Philpot, or either of them, or the lessees aforesaid
of the
aforesaid Thomas Harrison, or their assigns or any of them, shall, within
the aforesaid
limited time of one month, from the end of this present session of assembly,
undertake and agree to remove the said nuisance, as to their respective
parts, and
shall also give the security prescribed by this act for completing the
same, and
shall after fail or neglect to remove such nuisance, agreeable to the condition
of
their respective bonds above directed to be taken, that then, and immediately
after
such failure or neglect, the estate, title and interest of the said Thomas
Harrison,
Alexander Lawson, and Brian Philpot, or the said lessees, or their assigns,
so failing
or neglecting, shall, as to such part or parts not made into firm and dry
ground,
secured and completed according to the directions of this act, cease, determine,
and be absolutely void; and the said commissioners, or the major part of
them,
shall have, and are hereby vested with full power and authority, to sell
and dispose
of all such part of the said marshy ground, in such manner as the said
commissioners,
or the major part of them, are by this act directed, in case the said Thomas
Harrison, Alexander Lawson, and Brian Philpot, or either of them, and the
said
lessees and their assigns, should neglect to make their election or determination,
as
above set forth, and the money arising upon such sale, to be paid as above
directed. |
In case Thomas
Harrison,
&c. shall give
bond, and after
neglect to
comply, &c. |
XII. And be
it further enacted, That in case any of the commissioners shall
die, or remove out of the county before the purposes intended by this act
are fully
effected, that then it shall be lawful for the survivors of them to appoint
one or
more commissioners to succeed such commissioners who shall so happen to
die, or
remove out of the county, which said commissioners, so appointed by the
survivors,
shall have the same power and authority as if particularly named in this
act, he or
they first taking the oath aforesaid. |
New commissioners
to be
chosen in case
of death, &c. |
XIII. And be
it further enacted, That in case any such bond shall be given as
aforesaid, and any of the ground, for the covering and making of which
into dry
ground as aforesaid the same bond shall be given, shall not be so covered
and made
into dry ground as aforesaid, that then suit or action may be brought for
the
penalty of such bond, at the request of the commissioners aforesaid, or
the major |
Bonds forfeited
to be put
in suit. |
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