1851.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAP. 157.

CHAPTER 236.

Passed Mar. 5 1832

An act relating to the compensation of the Surveyor of Queen

Anne's county.

Compensation fee.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That

from and after the. passage of this act, the compensation of

the surveyor of Queen Anne's county, instead of the fees

now allowed for that purpose, shall be a per diem of five

dollars for every day he is actually employed in surveying,

to be recovered as the fees of that officer are now recover-

Proviso

ed; Provided, that the per diem of said officer during his
attendance on the court of said county, and the fees for plot

and certificate, shall remain as now provided by law.

CHAPTER 237.

Passed Mar, 3,1832.

An act f or draining part of a Branch of Tuckahoe, known by

the name of German's Branch, lying in Queen Anne's county.

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WHEREAS, it is represented to the General Assembly, by

the petiiition of sundry inhabitants, that they are possessed

of part of a valuable branch of Tuckahoe, called German's

Branch, lying in Queen Anne's county, and as there is good

reason to believe that great advantage might be derived, as

well to the public as the proprietors of said branch, if the

same should be effectually drained, and as it cannot be well

accomplished without the aid of the legislature, by passing

an act to secure the joint exertions of all the proprietors;

And whereas, it appears to this General Assembly, that it

will be of public utility to extend the aid of the legislature

in order to e fleet so good a purpose — Therefore,

Directors named

Section 1 . Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Ma-

ryland, That Solomon Wright, James Roe, Pere Wilmer,

Henry E. Wright, John B. Thomas, Joseph R. Turpin and

Samuel Roe, be and they are hereby appointed directors,

and are hereby authorised and empowered, or a majority of

them, to make and open a drain or ditch down said branch,

Duties

from the line of Solomon Wright's land until it shall inter-

sect the main road leading from the Nine Bridges to Ruths-

burgh, in such direction and of such width and depth as

they, or a majority of them, may judge most proper to con-

vey the water from said branch, and reduce the same to dry

land; and it shall and may be lawful for the said directors,

Meeting

or a majority of them, to meet on the first Monday of April