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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Sess.
1815.

Proviso.

and Samuel Rich, of in and to the aforesaid land; Provided
nevertheless, that the said William Rich, before be proceeds to
such sale, shall give bond to the State of Maryland, in such
penalty, and with such security as may be approved by the or-
phan's court as aforesaid, which bond shall be lodged with and re-
corded by the register of wills of said county, conditioned for
the faithful performance of the trust in him vested by this act
and for a compliance with every part thereof, upon any office
copy of which suit or suits may be instituted by any person in-
terested therein.

Passed Jan.

22, 1816.

Preamble.
May contract.

Not contract-
ing.

Proviso.

CHAPTER 122.
An act to authorise the president and directors of the Chop-
tank Bridge Company to contract with the Levy Court of
Caroline County for the, passage of the citizens of said
county over the said bridge, and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, It is represented to this General Assembly,
by the petition of sundry inhabitants of Caroline county, that
Dover Causeway is kept up for the use and benefit of the
Choptank Bridge Company, at an enormous expence to the
citizens of said county; Therefore,
Sec. 1. BE. IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the president,
and directors of the Choptank Bridge Company to contract
with the levy court of Caroline county, for the passage of the
citizens of said county over said bridge, for a sum of money
not exceeding three hundred dollars annually, to be levied on
the assessable property of said county, and collected as other
county charges, and paid over by the collector of said county,
to the president and directors as aforesaid, or to any person au-
thorised by them to receive the same.

2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case the president
and directors as aforesaid shall refuse or neglect to contract
with the said levy court at their first meeting after the passage
of this law, or at their first meeting in any year thereafter,
then and in that case so much of the public road leading from
Hunting Creek to the said Choptank Bridge, commonly called
and known by the name of Dover Causeway, shall be vacated
and discontinued, and not considered as a part of a public road
in Caroline county; Provided nevertheless, that the said presi-
dent and directors on refusing or neglecting to contract with
the levy court of Carolina county as aforesaid, shall have full
power, and they are hereby authorised to repair and keep up
the said causeway as a public highway at the expence of the
said company, any law or usage to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.

Passed Jan.
23, 1816.

Books may
be opened.

CHAPTER. 123.

An act supplementary to an act to incorporate, a company
for the purpose of building a bridge over the river
Susquehanna.
Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of Mary-
land, That Aaron Quinby, Phineas Ash, John Kinsey, Josiah
Kirk, David Dickey, Jacob Job, James Jackson, John Frey.
James L. Porter, George M'Causland, Thomas A. Hayes,
William Smithson, John Davis, and Jamuel Sterrett, or any one
of them, may open, or cause, to be opened at such place or