WILLIAM PACA, Esq; Governor.
part of a tract of land called the Resurvey on Salop, the property of
the aforesaid
John Threlkeld, into sixty-five lots, and a sufficient number of streets,
as
appears by the plot of the actual survey thereof made by the said Francis
Deakins
on the first day of September, in the year of our Lord one thousand
seven
hundred and eighty-four; and the said Robert Peters, John Threlkeld,
William
Deakins, junior, and Charles Beatty, have prayed that an act may pass
confirming
the same as an addition to George-town, and establishing the boundaries
thereof as now laid down by the survey and plot aforesaid, and granting
to those
who shall be proprietors of the lots fronting on the north side of
Water-street,
the exclusive right to the ground and water on the south side thereof,
for the sole
purpose of making wharfs, without being allowed to erect any buildings
thereon,
and vesting a power in the commissioners of George-town to improve,
by wharfs
for the public good, the land and water fronting Frederick, Fayette,
and Gay-streets;
and it appearing to this general assembly, that extending the limits
of
the said town will greatly contribute to the promotion of the trade
and commerce
thereof, and be of general utility: Therefore, |
1784.
CHAP.
XLV. |
II. Be it enacted,
by the general assembly of Maryland, That the said parts
of the tracts of land herein before mentioned and described, and laid out
into
sixty-five lots and a sufficient number of streets, as delineated on the
plot of the
survey thereof, made by Francis Deakins on the first day of September,
in the
year of our Lord one thousand seven hundred and eighty-four, b, and they
are
hereby declared to be, part of George-town aforesaid, and shall have, possess,
be entitled to, and enjoy, to all and every intent and purpose, all the
immunities,
privileges and advantages, which do or shall appertain to the said town,
as fully
and amply, in every respect, as if the same had been originally part thereof
and
included therein; and the said lots and streets, surveyed and laid out
in manner
herein before set forth, shall be and they are hereby established and confirmed,
according to the delineation and description of the same on the plot of
the survey
thereof by Francis Deakins, herein before referred to, and in all disputes
and
controversies which may or shall hereafter happen or arise respecting the
location
of the said lots and streets, the said plot, the bounds and lines therein
referred to
being proved, shall be conclusive evidence between the parties at whose
instance
this act is passed, and all claiming under them. |
Land laid out
to be part of
George-town,
&c. |
III. And be
it further enacted, That the proprietors of the lots fronting on
the north side of Water-street, shall have and enjoy the exclusive right
to the
ground and water on the south side of their respective lots, for the sole
purpose
of making wharfs, but they shall not be allowed to erect any buildings
on the
wharfs so to be made by them. |
Proprietors to
have exclusive
right, &c. |
IV. And be it
further enacted, That it shall and may be lawful for the commissioners
of George-town, or the major part of them, and they are hereby empowered,
to make and erect wharfs on the ground and water fronting on Frederick,
Fayette and Gay-streets, for the public good, which said wharfs shall be
for the use and convenience of all vessels trading to the said town, without
paying
wharfage or any duty or imposition whatever, for using the same. |
Commissioners
to make
wharfs, &c. |
V. And be it
further enacted, That for the safe keeping and preservation of
the said plot of the said addition to George-town, the same shall be deposited
with the commissioners of the said town, who are hereby directed to receive
the
said plot, and take care thereof. |
Plot to be
taken care of,
&c. |
CHAP. XLVI.
A Supplement to an act, entitled, An ACT to enable the commissioners
of Baltimore-town to open and widen Hanover-lane in
said town. |
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WHEREAS it appears by the memorial of sundry inhabitants
of Baltimore-town,
that the commissioners of the said town, through a
mispprehension of the said act for opening and widening Hanover-lane, |
Preamble. |
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