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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

CHAPTER 231.

Passed March
10, 1856.

AN ACT to authorise the County Commissioners of
Frederick county to change the public road leading
from Urbana to Frederick from a point about one
mile West of Urbana, in said county, to a point
on said road near William Tasker's house, and to
appropriate the sum of two thousand dollars for
making said change.

Preamble.

WHEREAS, It hath been represented to this General
Assembly that the public convenience requires a
change to be made in the location of the public
road leading from Urbana to Frederick for the
purpose of avoiding seven considerable hills, and
securing thereby a more eligible route, therefore,

County com-
missioners au-
thorised.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assem-
bly of Maryland, That the County Commissioners
of Frederick county be and they are hereby author-
ised to cause the public road leading from Urbana
to Frederick to be changed from a point about one
mile West of Urbana to a point on said road near
a certain William Tasker's house, and to close said
public road, so soon as the new road shall be thrown
open for public travel.

Plat to be
made out.

SEC. 2. And be it enacted, That said Commis-
sioners shall cause a plat of the said road when
opened to be made out and recorded in the Clerk's of-
fice in said county.

Authorised to
levy.

SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That said County
Commissioners be and they are hereby authorised to
levy a sum of money not to exceed two thousand
dollars, for the purpose of securing the right of way
for and opening said road.

In force.

SEC. 4. And be it enacted, That this act shall
take effect from the day of its passage.