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1780.                                 LAWS of MARYLAND.

and they are hereby declared to be exonerated and discharged from the payment of
the aforesaid quit-rent, and that the same shall be for ever abolished and discontinued.

                                            CHAP. XIX.
An ACT for the adjournment of the general court for the western shore, and of
                                    Dorchester county court.

    The general court to Monday the 22d, and Dorchester county court to Monday the 15th of May next.

                                            CHAP. XX.
A Supplement to the act, entitled, An act for securing the title of the proprietors
                    of lots and houses in Charles-town, in Charles county.

    The commissioners having neglected to meet by the day appointed, are directed to meet on or before
the 1st of August next.

                                            CHAP. XXI.
            An ACT to continue the acts of assembly therein mentioned.
                                            CHAP. XXII.
An ACT relating to the stores and necessaries heretofore granted to the officers of
                                                this state.

    At the request of the officers, the quantities of the different articles, allowed them by the act of July,
1779, ch. 15, are altered; and the officers belonging to this state in Hazen's, Spencer's, Gift's, and
Baylor's regiments, and Lee's corps, are to be furnished with those articles, as well as the officers mentioned
in the said act.

                                            CHAP. XXIII.
An ACT to enable the judges of the court of appeals to appoint a clerk.

    Any two or more, to meet at Annapolis, on a day to be appointed by any two or more, for the purpose
of appointing and qualifying a clerk, who shall hold his commission during good behaviour.

                                            CHAP. XXIV.
            An ACT for licensing and regulating ordinary-keepers.
Justices to
grant licences,
&c.
    BE it enacted, by the general assembly of Maryland, That the justices of each
county, in court sitting, be, and are hereby empowered and authorised, at
their next June and August courts on the eastern and western shores respectively,
to grant licences to such person or persons as they shall think fit, being
persons of good repute, to be ordinary-keepers, for keeping of ordinaries, in such
and so many places within their several and respective counties, except within the
city of Annapolis, for the case and convenience of the inhabitants, travellers and
strangers, as to them respectively shall seem meet, for every of which licences,
except within the said city of Annapolis, there shall be paid the sum of six pounds,
for every year such person or persons shall keep ordinary as aforesaid.
Licences to be
renewed annually,
&c.
    II.  And be it enacted, That during the continuance of this act, all ordinary
licences shall be renewed at every June and August courts, on the eastern and
western shores respectively, on pain that any person, then omitting or neglecting
to renew his licence, and continuing to sell liquor, as an ordinary-keeper, shall be
liable to all the penalties mentioned in this act against persons keeping ordinary
or selling liquors without licence; and it shall also be lawful for the justices to
refuse granting such person licence for that year, and if they shall think fit to
grant the same at any court thereafter, the said ordinary-keeper shall pay the full
annual charge for such licence.  Provided that any person, not having before had
a licence to keep ordinary, may, at any other court, other than the courts aforesaid,
have licence granted, if the justices see fit, to continue no longer than the
June and August courts following, on the eastern and western shores respectively,
when it shall determine, and may be renewed; for taking which licence, the ordinary-keeper
shall pay only in proportion to the time between his taking such licence
and the court aforesaid.
Sheriffs to collect
fines, &c.
    III.  And be it enacted, That the several sheriffs shall collect and receive all
fines and forfeitures arising on the breach of any part of this act, and the clerk of
each respective county shall keep a true and exact entry of all ordinary-keepers, to
whom such licences are granted, and of all fines and forfeitures relating thereto,


 
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