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GEORGE PLATER, Esquire, Governor.
extend the road leading from Whittingham's Bridge, at Princess-Anne-town,
in
Somerset county, to the plantation of George Pollitt, deceased, until it
intersects
the main road leading from Salisbury to Stevens's ferry, at the plantation
of
Joshua Morris; and the said road, when so opened and extended at the expence
of the subscribers, and after the valuations herein after directed to be
made, or
the damages hereby directed to be assessed, shall be paid, or secured to
the individuals
concerned, shall be recorded among the records of Somerset county court,
and be thereafter deemed and taken to be a public road for ever, and shall
be
kept in repair in the same manner as other public roads are directed to
be kept in
said county. |
1791.
CHAP.
XII. |
III. And be
it enacted, That the said commissioners may appoint one of their
number as treasurer, who is hereby enjoined and empowered to collect and
receive
all monies subscribed, or that may be subscribed, for the purpose of opening
and
extending the said road; and such subscribers are hereby directed to pay
their
several subscriptions to the treasurer appointed as aforesaid; and if any
person
shall neglect or refuse to pay his subscription money, the said treasurer,
or any
one of the said commissioners in the name of the whole, may, and is hereby
authorised to sue for, recover, and receive the same; and the said monies,
when
received, shall be applied by the said commissioners, or any two of them,
to the
purpose of this act. |
Who may appoint
a treasurer,
&c. |
IV. And be it
enacted, That the commissioners aforesaid shall ascertain and
value what damages may be sustained by any person or persons through whose
land the said road may pass, by opening and extending the same, and the
said
valuation shall be made before the said commissioners shall proceed to
open and
extend the same; and, in case any proprietor or proprietors, or their guardian
or
trustee, shall conceive themselves aggrieved by the valuation of the said
commissioners,
it shall and may be lawful for any justice of the peace for Somerset
county, on application by any person interested, to issue his warrant,
under his
hand and seal, directed to any constable of the county, commanding him
to
summon five freeholders, disinterested as to the said road, to appear,
on a day
by him to be appointed, on the land of the person making application as
aforesaid;
and the said freeholders shall respectively repair to some magistrate
of the
said county, and take the following oath, or affirmation, to wit:
" I, A. B. do
" swear, or solemnly, sincerely and truly declare and affirm, that I will
honestly
" and faithfully estimate and value the damage and injury sustained by
C. D.
" by opening a road through the land of the said C. D. in pursuance of
the
" directions of this act;" and shall return the damages by them assessed
to the
said justice of the peace; and the damages so assessed and returned, shall
be conclusive;
and the party or parties, in whose favour the valuation ascertained by
the
said commissioners, or the damages assessed by the said freeholders, shall
be made,
shall be entitled to receive the same from the said commissioners; and
the said
commissioners shall pay, or secure to be paid, the amount of the said
valuation,
or damages, to the respective parties entitled to receive the same, out
of the
monies to be raised and collected from the subscriptions to the said road,
within
the space of six months after the ascertainment of such valuation,
or damages,
and before they shall proceed to affect the lands and tenements of
the person or
persons concerned; provided, that the said road shall not go through any
houses,
meadows, gardens or orchards, unless with the consent of the owner thereof. |
And ascertain
damages, &c. |
CHAP. XIII.
An ACT to empower Margaret Lee Rogers, of Prince-George's
county, to sell the personal property belonging to the
estate of
John Rogers, deceased. |
Passed December
27. |
WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly,
by the petition of
Margaret Lee Rogers, of Prince-George's county, that she is in
possession of a considerable personal property belonging to the estate
of her late husband John Rogers, which is to be equally divided between
the
children of her said husband, all of whom are, at this time, under age,
and |
Preamble. |
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