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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

1811.

other persons
authorised to
dispose of tick-
ets exclusive
of control.

Maryland, That the managers, or a majority of them,
appoin ted to propose a scheme and draw a lottery for
the use and benefit of the vestry of Port Tobacco par-
ish, in Charles county be, and they, or any person or
persons appointed by them or a majority of them, are
hereby authorised to dispose of and sell all or any of
the tickets of said lottery in the city of Baltimore or
any other part of this state, exclusive of any control
over the same by the corporation of the city of Balti-
more; any law or usage to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.

Managers em-
powered to raise
6000 dollars, in-
stead of 3000.

AND BE IT ENACTED, That the managers of
said lottery be, and they are hereby authorised and
empowered to raise a sum not exceeding six thousand
dollars, in the place of the three thousand dollars, as
authorised by the act to which this is a supplement.

CHAPTER 55.

Passed Dec. 27,
181 J.

An act to authorise and empower the Levy Court of
Charles county to assess and levy a mm of mo-
ney on the assessable property thereof, for the
purpose of building a jail in said county.

Commissioners.

BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That Joseph Green, George H. Spald-
ing, Caleb Hawkins, Thomas A; Davis and John B.
Wills, shall be, and they are hereby appointed com-
missioners for the purpose of carrying this act into
execution.

Justices of levy
court required
lo levy a sum
not exceeding
2000 dollars.
When to be le-
vied. Collectors
duty, Commis-
sioners' duty,
&c.

AND BE IT ENACTED, That the justices of
the levy court of Charles county are hereby authoris-
ed, directed and required, o assess and levy on the
assessable property in said county, at the time of lay-
ing their public levies, a sum of money not exceeding
two thousand dollars; that is to say, the sum of one
thousand dollars, in the year eighteen hundred and
twelve, and the remaining sum of one thousand dol-
lars in the year eighteen hundred and thirteen; togeth-
er with the collector's commission for collecting the
same, for the purpose of erecting the jail aforesaid;
which said assessment so as aforesaid to be made and
levied, shall be collected by the collector for the time
being, in the same manner that other public charges
are by law collected, and the said sums of money

when so as aforesaid respectively collected, shall be
paid by such collector to the aforesaid commissioners,
or the major part of them, or to their order or orders;