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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

aforesaid land records, in liber E. D., number one hundred and

thirty-six, folio five hundred and eleven, &c., said, " The trustees

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of the Zion church of the city of Baltimore," sold and contracted

to convey said lot of ground in fee-simple to John B. Hax and

Christian Hax, and did subsequently convey said lot of ground in

fee to said John B. Hax and Christian Hax by deed, dated June

fifteenth, A. D., eighteen hundred and sixty-one, and recorded

among the aforesaid land records, in liber G. E. S., number two-

hundred and nine, folio five hundred and twenty-five, &c.; and,

WHEREAS, by lease dated May thirty-first, A. D., eighteen hun-

dred and sixty, recorded among the aforesaid land records in liber

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G. E. S., number one hundred and ninety-three, folio two hun-

dred and eighty-three, &c., John B. Hax and Christian B. Hax

did lease said lot of ground unto John Coates and others, and the

survivors or survivor of them, as trustees for a congregation of

the methodist protestant church; and

WHEREAS, said congregation was subsequently duly incor-

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porated under the laws of this State under the name of "The min-

isters and trustees of the Broadway methodist protestant church

in the city of Baltimore ;" and

WHEREAS, by assignment dated February fifth, A. D., eighteen.

hundred and seventy-four, and recorded among the aforesaid land

records, in liber G. R., number six hundred and forty-five, folio

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fourteen, &c., Herman Gernhardt and others, surviving trustees

under the lease last before mentioned from John B. Hax and

Christian Hax, did assign the leasehold interest in said lot to said

ministers and trustees of the Broadway methodist protestant

church in the city of Baltimore; and

WHEBEAS, the said ministers and trustees of the Broadway

methodist protestant church in the city of Baltimore, subsequently

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purchased and acquired the reversionary and fee-simple interest

in said lot of ground by deed from Jemima C. Magers to said min-

isters and trustees of the Broadway methodist protestant church

in the city of Baltimore, dated November thirteenth, A. D., eigh-

teen hundred and seventy-five, and recorded among the aforesaid

land records, in liber G. B., number seven hundred and twenty-

three, folio seventy-five, &c.; and

WHEREAS, by deed dated August twenty-eighth, A. D., eighteen

hundred and seventy-seven, and recorded among the aforesaid

land records, in liber G. R., number seven hundred and eighty-

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eight, folio five hundred and eleven, &c., said ministers and trus-

tees of the Broadway methodist protestant church in the city of

Baltimore, did grant and convey said lot of ground in fee to St.

John's English evangelical independent lutheran church of Balti-

more city, a body corporate under the laws of this State; and

WHEBEAS, by deed dated December eighteenth, A. D., eighteen