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Dec. Sess.
1815.
Proviso.
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Maryland, That it shall and may be lawful for the president
and directors of the Susquehanna Bridge Bank Company to
change the site of the bridge authorised to be erected by the
original act, which has been found disadvantageous, and may
fix on any other place for erecting the same which a majority
of them may think proper; Provided, that they do not vary
from the site already fixed upon more than five hundred yard;
either up or down the river.
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Passed Jan.
23. 1816
Managers--
capital.
Proceeds.
Vacancies.
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CHAPTER 132.
An act to authorise the drawing of a lottery for the benefit of
the West Nottingham Academy in Cecil County.
Sec. 1. BE IT ENACTED by the General Assembly of
Maryland, That John Stump, James Sewell, John Frey, Wil-
liam C. Miller, Samuel C. Hall, Robert H. Archer, Levin
Gale and George Kid, or a majority of them be, and they are
hereby authorised to propose a scheme of a lottery for raising
a sum of money not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, and
sell and dispose of the tickets thereof; Provided, that the said
John Stomp, James Sewall, John Frey, William C. Miller,
Samuel C. Hall, Robert H. Archer, Levin Gale and George
Kid, or a majority of them as shall undertake to act under this
law, shall before the sale or disposal of any ticket or tickets in
said lottery, give their joint and several bond to the. State of
Maryland, in the penalty of forty thousand dollars, condition-
ed that they will well and truly apply so much of the money
arising therefrom within twelve months after the drawing of
the said lottery shall commence, as will satisfy the fortunate
adventurers for prizes drawn by them, and defray the. neces-
sary expences incurred in the management thereof.
2. AND BE IT ENACTED, That it shall bo the duty of
said commissioners before they act as such, to lodge such bond
In the clerk's office of Cecil county, there to be recorded, and
upon such bond or office copy thereof, suit or suits may be
commenced and prosecuted against the obligors therein or any
of them, or their or any of their legal representatives for any
breach or non-compliance with the conditions of the same.
3. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said commissioners
shall apply the sum received by them for such, scheme to the
purposes mentioned in this act.
4. AND BE IT ENACTED, That the said commission-
ers shall within one year after the drawing the said lottery be
finished, or after the sale of the scheme hereby authorised, ap-
ply the net proceeds thereof to the enlargement of the present
Academy in West Nottingham, and the purchase of a select
library and philosophical apparatus and for other purposes con-
nected with the improvement of said academy.
5. AND BE IT ENACTED, That in case any vacancy or
vacancies shall occur by the death, resignation, removal, or
refusal to serve of any of the above named commissioners,
then and in that case it shall and may be lawful for the said
board to make choice of any person or persons to fill said va-
cancy or vacancies.
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