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Dec. Ses. 1816
— to give
bond.
Bond to be
lodged in
clerk's office.
Vacancies.
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and to sell and dispose of the tickets in the city of Baltimore, or
in any other part of the state, for raising a sum of money not ex-
ceeding three thousand dollars, for the purpose of purchasing a
lot of ground, and erecting thereon a masonic hall, in Elkton,
Cecil county.
2. And be it enacted, That before the said James Sewall, George
Peacock, Adam Whann, John Sample, Alexander Scott, Benja-
min Bowen, Tobias Rudulph, Andrew C. Smith, John T. Veazey,
John H. Davidson and William W. Ward, proceed to make sale
of any ticket or tickets in said lottery or lotteries, they shall
give bond to the state of Maryland, in the penalty of six thou-
sand dollars, conditioned that they will well and truly conduct
the drawing of said lottery or lotteries, and within sixty days
after the drawing thereof, apply so much of the money arising
therefrom as may he necessary to the payment of the prizes
drawn therein, to the adventurers to whom they may he due, and
the necessary expenses incurred in the, management thereof, and
conditioned also for the faithful application of the sum received
by them out of the said lottery, to the uses and purposes herein
before mentioned, and according to the true intent and meaning
of this act.
3. And be it enacted, That the said bond shall be given to and
in the name of the state of Maryland, and lodged in the office of
the clerk of Cecil county, and upon said bond, or an authenticated
office copy thereof, suit or suits may be. instituted for any breach
or non-compliance with the condition thereof.
4. And be it enacted, That upon the refusal or neglect, of any
of the above named managers to execute the trust in him or them
reposed, the vacancy may be filled by the remaining managers.
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Passed Feb. 3.
Levy for his
support.
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CHAPTER 183.
An act for the benefit of Eli Tarr, of Worcester County.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the justices of the levy court of Worcester county shall be.
and they are hereby directed and empowered, at their levy court
annually, so long as they shall see cause, to assess and levy on
the assessable property of said county, a sum of money not ex-
ceeding thirty dollars, for the support and maintenance of Eli
Tarr, of said county, and that the same be collected annually by
the collector of said county, and paid to the said Eli Tarr, or
his order.
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Passed Feb. 3.
Preamble.
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CHAPTER 184.
An act authorising and requiring the Governor and Coun-
cil to contract with the Registers of the Land-Office on
each Shore for making out such Indexes as are therein
prescribed.
Whereas, it is of great importance to the landholders, that
they should be able to investigate their titles with facility and
ease: And whereas a general index of the names of the lands
in the several counties in this state has, by the rent rolls now in
the land-office for the western shore, been brought up to the re-
volution; and it appearing to this legislature that a continuance
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