JOHN FRANCIS MERCER, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. NOVEMBER.

1802.

III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That when the said church shall be so built as to admit of divine
worship to be performed therein, that the said Jeremiah Yellott, John Scott, William Jolly, Heze-
kiah Waters, Josias Pennington, Simon Wilmer, of Edward, and James Corrie, and the survivors
and survivor of them, shall, by advertisement in the different news-papers in the city of Baltimore,
notify the subscribers thereto professing themselves members of the said church, to assemble and
meet together in the said church, thirty days at least after such notification, for proceeding to the
election of a vestry to the said church,

CHAP,

cv.

And notify the
subscribers,
&c.

IV. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said subscribers, professing themselves members of the said
church, or so many of them as shall then and there assemble and meet together, shall proceed to
cteft, by ballot, by a majority of votes, nine vestrymen, from among the members of the said church,
who shall be deemed and considered the vestry of the said church for the ensuing year.

Subscribers to
choose vestry-
men, &c.

V. AND BE IT ENACTED, That when the. said vestry shall be thus elected, that they shall have
and enjoy every right, power, benefit, privilege and indulgence, that is given or granted to, used or
enjoyed by, any other vestry of the protestant episcopal church within the state of Maryland.

Vestry to enjoy
every right,
&c.

VI. AND BE IT ENACTED, That when the said vestry shall be thus elected, all and every the lot
and lots of land purchased as herein before directed, and belonging to the said church, shall become
vested in the said vestry, in fee-simple, as other property is vested in corporate bodies, and as such
shall be by the said vestry held and enjoyed.

Lots vested in
the vestry, &c.

VII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That after the said first election of the vestry to the said church
shall have been made as herein directed, the subscribers to and members of the said church, con-
tributing to and attendants on the same, and being free white male citizens, shall annually, on Easter
Monday, meet in the said church, and elect nine vestrymen for the ensuing year, by a majority of
votes, by ballot.

Members to
meet annually,

&c.

VIII. AND BE IT ENACTED, That as soon as the vestry herein first named shall be elected, the
said Jeremiah Yellott, John Scott, William Jolly, Hezekiah Waters, Josiah Pennington, Simon Wil-
mer, of Edward, and James Corrie, and the survivors and survivor of them, shall, by deed of bar-
gain and sale, duly executed, and to be recorded among the land records of Baltimore county, con-
vey the said lot and lots of land to the said vestry, and their successors, in fee-simple, to be by
them held, used and enjoyed, as other real property is held by any other vestry of the protestant
episcopal church in the state of Maryland.

J, Yellott, &c.
to convey to
the vestry, &c.

IX. AND BE IT ENACTED, That every law, or any part of any law, heretofore passed and enabl-
ed, contrary to the provisions herein contained, shall be, as to the church herein before named and
the vestry thereof hereafter to be elected, and the same is hereby repealed,

CHAP. CVI.

Law, &c, re-
jpealed.

An ACT to revive and continue the acts of assembly therein men-
tioned.

Passed 9th of
January, 1803.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That an act, entitled. An act for the punish-
ment of horse stealers and other offenders, passed at May session, seventeen hundred and
forty-four, chapter twenty, shall be and is hereby continued until the thirtieth day of October,
eighteen hundred and five, and to the end of the next session of assembly which shall happen there-
after; that an act, entitled, An act respecting the punishment of criminals, passed November
session, seventeen hundred and ninety-three, chapter fifty-seven, shall be and is hereby continued
until the thirtieth day of October, eighteen hundred and five, and to the end of the next session of
assembly which shall happen thereafter; that an act, entitled, An act for the more effectual collec-
tion of the county charges in Allegany county, passed at November session, seventeen hundred and
ninety-six, chapter eight, and an act entitled, A supplement to the act, entitled, An act for the
more effectual collection of the county charges in Allegany county, passed at November session, se-
venteen hundred and ninety-nine, chapter seventy-four, shall be and are hereby continued until the
thirtieth day of October, eighteen hundred and five, and to the end of the next session of assembly
which shall happen thereafter; that an act, entitled, An act for the more effectual collection of the
county charges in the several counties of this state, passed at November session, seventeen hundred
and ninety-seven, chapter ninety, shall be and is hereby continued until the thirtieth day of Octo-
ber, eighteen hundred and five, and to the end of the next session of assembly which shall happen
Q thereafter

Several acts
continued, &c.