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AR ACT authorising a Lottery to raise a sum of Money for the pur-
pose of making a permanent Bridge over the River Monocacy in
Frederick County.
BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for Henry
Williams, Thomas Jones, Abraham Hebling, Joseph S. Smith, Upton S. Reid, Joseph Taney,
John Crabster, Lewis Motter, Philip Nunamaker, Patrick Reid, George Troxal, John Grabel, Hen-
ry Spalding and Nicholas Umsted, or a majority of them, to propose a scheme or schemes of a lot-
tery or lotteries to raise a sum of money not exceeding ten thousand dollars, clear of all expenses
incurred in drawing the said lottery, and to sell and dispose of the. tickets thereof, and to draw the
same; provided, that the said Henry Williams, Thomas Jones, Abraham Hebling, Joseph S. Smilh,
Upton S. Reid, Joseph Taney, John Crabster, Lewis Motter, Philip Nunamaker, Patrick Reid,
George Troxal, John Grabel, Henry Spalding and Nicholas Umsted, or a majority of them that un-
dertake to act under this law, before the sale or disposal of any ticket or tickets in said lottery, give
their bond to the state of Maryland, in the penalty of twenty thousand dollars, conditioned that
they will well and truly apply so much money arising therefrom, within six months after the drawing
the said lottery be completed, as will satisfy the fortunate adventurers for prizes drawn by them,
and shall, within twelve months after the drawing of the said lottery is completed, apply the money
raised by such lottery for the purpose of making a permanent bridge over the river Monocacy, on or
near the road leading from Emmitsburg to Taney-town, at Carol's fording on said river.
II. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall be the duty of the said managers, before they act as such,
to lodge the bond entered into as aforesaid in the office of the clerk of Frederick county, there to
be recorded, and upon such bond, or any office copy thereof, suit or suits may be instituted against
the obligors therein, 6r any of them, or their legal representatives, for any breach or non-compli-
ance with the conditions of the same.
III. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said managers be and they, or any person or persons ap-
pointed by them, are hereby authorised to dispose of and sell all or any of the tickets of said lotte-
ry in the city of Baltimore, or any part of this state, any by-law or ordinance of the corporation of
the said city of Baltimore, to the contrary thereof in any wise notwithstanding; provided always,
that the commissioners herein before named shall not proceed to sell any ticket or tickets in the
aforesaid lottery or lotteries, until the expiration of one year from the passage of this law, unless
the legislature of the state of Pennsylvania shall in the mean-time, by a law of that state, authorise
the selling of tickets in said lottery or lotteries within that state.
CHAP. CXXV.
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Passed Decem-
ber 25, 1810.
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An ACT to enlarge the powers of the Trustees of the Poor of Saint-
Mary's County.
BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the
trustees of the poor in Saint-Mary's county, and they are hereby authorised and empowered,
in their discretion, to keep any number of out-pensioners, not exceeding ten, in addition to the
number already provided for by a supplement to an act, entitled, An act to enlarge the powers of
the trustees of the poor in the several counties therein designated, passed at November session,
eighteen hundred and nine, upon the same terms, and under the same circumstances, as are already
prescribed by law.
CHAP. CXXVI.
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Passed Decem-
ber 25, 1810.
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An ACT regulating Attornies Fees.
WHEREAS a difference of charging fees exists among the several attornies of the county
courts; therefore,
II. BE IT ENACTED, by the General Assembly of Maryland, That from and after the passage of this
law, no attorney of any of the county courts shall be authorised to charge more, as an attorney of
such court, than the sum of three dollars and thirty-three cents and one third of a cent in any one
suit.
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Passed Decem-
ber 25, 1810.
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