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LAWS OF MARYLAND.

Dec. Ses. 1816.

tained, taking into consideration the advantages and disadvan-
tages, if any, by the person or persons at whose request such
inquisition shall be made, by reason of opening the said road
through his, her, or their lands, shall thereupon proceed to as-
sess and value the damages accordingly, of which the said com-
missioners shall have at least five days previous notice, and such
inquisition shall be final and conclusive; Provided always, that
the said road shall not pass through any house, yard, garden or
orchard, without the consent of the owner or owners thereof.

Passed Feb. 5.
Preamble.

Treasurer to
pay.

CHAPTER 233.

All act for the payment of the Journal of Accounts.
Whereas, it appears by the journal of accounts of this sessi-
on, that then: is due from this state the sum of thirty-six thou-
sand and thirty dollars forty-five and one third cents; Therefore,
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That the treasurer of the western shore shall, and he is hereby
authorised and required, to pay the several persons, their execu-
tors, administrators, assigns or order, or to such of them as
shall offer to receive the same, the several sums of current mo-
ney allowed to them respectively, as they may appear to be set-
tled and ascertained by the said journal of accounts, out of any
money now in the. treasury, or that shall come into the treasu-
ry, subject to the appropriation of the general assembly.

Passed Feb. 4.

Authorised to
sell land.

To give bond.

CHAPTER 234.

An act to appoint Thomas B. Tubman, of Charles County,
Trustee for the Sale of certain Land therein mentioned.
Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland, That
Thomas B. Tubman, of Charles county, be and he is hereby au-
thorised, and fully empowered as trustee, to sell and dispose of at
public sale, after such notice, and on such terms and conditions
as the orphans court of Charles county may appoint and direct,
all the tract or tracts, parcel or parcels of land, lying and being
in Charles county, which Nathaniel Freeman, late of said county,
died seized of, in which, by the last will and testament of the
said Nathaniel Freeman, Eleanor Freeman has a life-estate, and
in which John Douglass Freeman has a fee-simple conditioned
that he attain the age of twenty-one years, and in which the
oilier children of the said Eleanor Freeman have a contingent
remainder in fee, (all minors under the age of twenty-one years)
and the same when sold, and on payment of the whole purchase
money, and not before, to make over and convey, by good and
sufficient deed or deeds, to the purchaser or purchasers thereof,
and the money arising therefrom, after defraying all legal and ne-
cessary expenses attending the same, to be vested and applied as
the orphans court of said county shall order and direct.
2. And be it enacted, That before the said trustee shall make
any sale in virtue of this act, he shall file with the register of the
orphans court aforesaid, a bond, in such penalty and with such
securities as shall be approved of by the judges thereof, or any
two of them, conditioned for the faithful performance of the
trust reposed in him by this act.