1835.

LAWS OF MARYLAND.

this law, for Ahraham Deavcr, of Frederick county,

CHAP. 53.

to remove and bring into this State a negro woman,

named Winny Johnson, which said negro woman said

Dearer acquired by an exchange for another negro

woman, with his son-in-law, Joseph Everhart, who is

Proviso

now removed to the State of Missouri; provided said

Deaver shall comply with the provisions of the latter

part of the fourth section of an act of Assembly, pas-

sed at December session, eighteen hundred and thirty-

one, chapter three hundred and twenty-throe.

CHAPTER 53.

Passed Febil8,1836

An act to locate a Public Landing at or near the head of

the tide waters of the Great Falls of Gunpowder, in

Baltimore county.

Preamble

WHEREAS, it is represented to this General Assem-

bly by the petition of sundry taxable, inhabitants of

Baltimore county, that a Public Landing at or near

the head of the tide waters of the Great Falls of Gun-

powder, in Baltimore county, would he of great con-

venience to the people of the vicinity, — Therefore:

Appointment of

SECTION 1 Be it enacted by the General Assembly of

commissioners to locate

Maryland, That the commissioners of Baltimore county,

be and they are hereby authorised to appoint three per-

sons as commissioners, whose duty it shall bo to locate a

public landing at or near the head of the tide waters of the

great falls of Gunpowder in Baltimore county, as in

their judgment will be most eligible for the purposes of

said landing.

Purchase lot

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That the said commis-

sioners appointed by the commissioners of Baltimore

county, be authorised to purchase any lot of ground

Appropriated

which they may select for said public landing, and up-

on such purchase the said lot of ground shall be forever

Limit of quality

considered, and used as a public landing ; provided said

lot of ground does not exceed one acre, or ddes not

amount to a sum of money over one hundred dollars.

Condemnation

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That if said commis-

sioners cannot purchase said lot of ground, at or under