EDWARD LLOYD, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. NOVEMBER.

1810.

the death of all the parties to the original conveyancers, the title to the said parcels of land has now
become doubtful, and have prayed that the same may be confirmed according to the true intention
of the said original conveyance; and the same being thought reasonable, therefore,

II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all that lot or parcel of land lying
in Kent county, being part of two tracts of land called Warner's Addition and Warner's Adven-
ture, and included within the following lines; that is to say, beginning at a stone near the road
leading from Linche's gate to the middle church, it being the beginning of a tract of land called
Warner's Addition, and running from thence south by east twenty-three perches and one half a
perch, then east twenty perches, then north by east twenty-three perches, then with a straight line
to the beginning, containing two acres and seven-eights of an acre, more or less, shall be and the
same is hereby vested in Joseph Turner and Jacob Lamb, of Kent county, or the survivor of them;
and in the heirs or assigns of such survivor, for ever, in trust for the use of the society of people
in Kent county called Quakers, worshipping at tive meeting-house commonly called the Caecil meet-
ing-house.

III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That all that tract or parcel of land lying in Kent county, being part
of a tract of land called Bristol, and included within the following lines; that is to say, beginning
at a stone placed near the public road leading from Chester-town, in Quaker neck, marked with let-
ters B. M. H. and running north, sixteen degrees and an half east, eighteen perches, then south,,
eighty degrees east, seventeen perches, then south, fifteen degrees east, fifteen perches, then with a
straight line to the beginning, containing two acres and one quarter of an acre, more or less, shall
be and the same is hereby vested in William Trew and Joseph Simmons, of Kent county, and the
survivor of them, and in the heirs or assigns of such survivor, for ever, in trust for the use of the
society of people in Kent county called Quakers, worshipping at the meeting-house in Quaker neck,
commonly called Chester Meeting-house; provided, that nothing herein contained shall be con-
strued to affect the existing title of any person or persons in and to the said lands.

CHAP. VIII.

CHAP.
VII.

An ACT to release the right of the State to a part of a Tract of Land
therein mentioned.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all the right and title of this state to
a part of a tract of land called Eslington, containing two acres, be and the same is hereby re-
linquished and vested for ever in Joshua Leghtizer, and Catharine Leghtizer his wife.

CHAP. IX.

Passed Decem-
ber 23, 1810.

An ACT for the support of William Clarke, and his helpless Family,
of Worcester County.

BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That the justices of the levy court of Wor-
cester county shall and they are hereby empowered, at their next levy court, and at their levy
court annually, so long as they shall see cause, to levy on the assessable property of said county a
sum of money, not exceeding fifty dollars, for the support of said William Clarke and his helpless
family, and the same, when collected, to be paid to such person as the levy court shall appoint, for
the use of the said William Clarke and his helpless family.

CHAP. X.

Passed Decem-
ber 23, 1810.

An ACT for the benefit of the infant Children of James Wilson
Perry, of Montgomery County, deceased.

WHEREAS it is represented to this general assembly by the petition of Margaret Perry, wi-
dow and administratrix, and Josiah Jones and Robert Jones, administrators, of James Wilson
Perry, of Montgomery county, deceased, that the said James Wilson Perry died intestate, seized
and possessed of a tract of land in said county, containing about one hundred acres, and one moiety
of a mill situate upon said tract of land, together with a small personal estate, and leaving three
infant children, two sons and one daughter, that it would essentially promote the interests of the
said widow and children, it the said administratrix and administrators were authorised and empow-
ered to sell and convey the moiety of said mill for the payment of the debts of the said intestate,
in lieu of the personal estate, which is necessary for the cultivation of the landed estate upon which
the said widow and children exclusively depend for their maintenance and support; and the prayer
of the petitioners being deemed reasonable, therefore,

Passed Decem-
ber 23, 1810.