LAWS OF MARYLAND.

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dates of the said deeds of manumission, and the time of the passage
of this act.

Dec. Ses. 1824

CHAPTER 40.

An act for the relief of Caesar Peterson of Prince Georges county.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That all
the right title and interest of the state of Maryland in and to lot
number one, near the city of Annapolis, be, and the same is hereby
relinquished to, and vested in Caesar Peterson of Prince Georges
county, who it appears long since acquired an equitable right to
said lot.

Passed Jan.

26, 1825.
Grant.

CHAPTER 41.
An act to authorise the Levy Court of Baltimore county, to assess and levy
on the assessable property of said county, a sum of money to build a bridge
over the Great Falls of Gunpowder, on the road leading from the town of
Manchester in said county, by John Schauck's mill, to Pennsylvania.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the levy court of Baltimore county, be, and they are hereby
authorised and directed to assess and levy on the assessable proper-
ty of said county, such sum or sums of money, not exceeding one
hundred and fifty dollars, to build a bridge over the Great Falls of
Gunpowder, on the road leading from the town of Manchester, by
John Schauck's mill to Pennsylvania; and the same when assessed
and levied, to be paid over to John Schauck, Milchour Warner and
George Krantz, who are hereby appointed commissioners to su-
perintend the building of said bridge; and they or a majority of
them shall, and are hereby authorised to employ a workman or
workmen to build said bridge, and the same complete as soon as
possible.

Passed Jan.
24, 1825.

Levy $150
—commissi-
oners.

2. And be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said com-
missioners to take bond or bonds from the said workman or work-
men, in such penalty and security as the levy court of Baltimore
county shall direct, conditioned for the faithful building and con-
structing of said bridge; and that the said bond shall not be cancel-
led, until said commissioners shall have made report to the levy
court of said county, that said bridge hath been finished agreeably
to contract.

Bonds.

3. And be it enacted, That said commissioners after the comple-
tion of said bridge, shall render a full account to the levy court of
Baltimore county, of all the money expended in building the said
bridge; and the money remaining in their hands not expended, (if
any) after the completion of the same, shall be returned to said
levy court, for the use of the county.

Accounts.

CHAPTER 42.
An act for the benefit of Michael Lynch of Frederick county.
Whereas, it is represented to this General Assembly, by the pe-
tition of Michael Lynch of Frederick county, that he hath purcha-
sed a piece of land in said county, for which he hath received a
deed, which is invalid and insufficient to secure to him a title to said
land, in consequence of his not being a naturalized citizen of the
United States: therefore,

Passed Jan.
21, 1825.
Preamble.