ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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and Gilmor street, to the several religious corporations repec-

tively named in said conveyances; and to sanction the acquisition,

holding and disposal of said lots of ground by each of said sev-

eral religious corporations under said respective conveyances; and

to sanction the acquisition and holding of the leasehold interest

in said lots of ground by the minister and trustees of the metho-

ro several
leases

dist protestant church of West Baltimore station, in the city of e

and con-

Baltimore, a body corporate under the laws of the State of Mary-

veyances

land, under the several conveyances to it herein specified, and to

ratify and confirm the title of said corporation to said lots of

ground, so far as said title is acquired, through and under the sev-

eral conveyances herein specified, and to sanction the acquisition

hereafter by said corporation of the reversionary and fee-simple

interest in said lots of ground.

Thirteenth. Whereas, by indenture dated July twenty-third,

Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine and recorded

among the land records of Baltimore city in liber F. A. P., num-

Preamble

ber eight hundred and forty-seven, folio five hundred and twenty,

&c., Emily J. Fardy did lease unto the "Home missionary society

of Maryland annual conference of the methodist protestant

church," the lot of ground situate on the southwest corner of

Lafayette avenue and Gilmor street in said city of Baltimore, in

said indenture particularly described, for the term and at the

rent in said indenture set forth.

Fourteenth. And whereas, by assignment dated June thirtieth,

Anno Domini, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and recorded

Preamble.

among the aforesaid land records in liber J. B., number ten hun-

dred and thirteen, folio two hundred and eighty-five, &c., said

home missionary society aforesaid did convey the leasehold interest

in said lot of ground to the minister and trustees of the metho-

dist protestant church of west Baltimore station in the city of

Baltimore, a body corporate under the laws of this State.

Fifteenth. And whereas, by indenture dated July first, Anno

Domini, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and recorded among

the aforesaid land records in liber J. B., number ten hundred and

fourteen, folio two hundred and ninety-eight, &c., Patrick H.

Preamble.

Walker and wife did lease unto said minister and trustees of the

methodist protestant church of west Baltimore station in the city

of Baltimore, a lot of ground in the city of Baltimore, situate on

the south side of Lafayette avenue and immediately adjoining the

lot hereinbefore mentioned and particularly described in said

indenture, for the term and at the rent in said indenture set forth.

Sixteenth. And whereas, said ministers and trustees of the

methodist protestant church of west Baltimore station in the city

of Baltimore, subsequently acquired the reversionary and fee-simple

Preamble

interest in both of said lots of ground by deed from Patrick H.

Walker and wife, dated April ninth, Anno Domini, eighteen