INDEXED THE PUBLIC LAWS.

Chap.

See.

PILOTS,

Said pilot shall speak, &c. said vessel,
before Cape Henry Light House shall bear

south,

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2

Said pilot shall have a branch, &c. to

the destined port of said vessel,

"

"

Owners of vessels of seventy-five tons

and upwards, not exceeding one hundred
tons, before going to sea, shall apply to the

board of pilots for a license to navigate

the Chesapeake Bay, and to pay for such

license six cents per ton, license good for

twelve months,

"

3

Every master for which a license is ne-

cessary, &c. who shall navigate without,

&c. subjected to receive a pilot upon the
same terms as provided for in the first sec-

tion,

"

4

The amount for licenses collected, to be

applied to the relief of superanuated pilots

etc. who reside in the State of Maryland,

"

5

POTOMAC

RIVER— See Wild Fowl.

PRIVATE

ROADS AND WAYS— The levy courts,

full power to receive and act upon the pe-

tition of persons owning land in counties

adjoining their several counties, asking for

a road, and said courts shall act upon the

petitions so made, in the same manner as

if the petitioner was a citizen of the coun-

ty in which said levy courts, &c. have pow-

er to act,

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PUBLIC

PUBLIC

DEBT— See Surplus Revenue.
WORSHIP— A supplement to the act of 1824,

ch. 53, for the more effectual protection of,

32

Q.

QUIETING

POSSESSIONS— On application of any

person, &c. claiming to be the owner in fee

simple, of lands in this State, peaceably

held with or without enclosure, &c. for at

least twenty years, the surveyor of the coun-

ty where the lands lie, &c. to make survey,

giving at least thirty days notice, &c.

34

1

Surveyer to be satisfied previous to sur-

vey, by testimony under oath, of at least